empathy...

empathy is the capacity to recognize and, to some extent, share feelings (such as sadness or happiness) that are being experienced by another semi-sentient being. Someone may need to have a certain amount of empathy before they are able to feel compassion.


how do you teach your child empathy?! see, i know i have it but am not sure how i got it but i am pretty sure it was directly related to linda sue sisler zarnoch, who rest in peace, is watching over us...baby girl of too many brothers and sisters : ) and daughter of pappy dan and grandma ida...someone on that sisler farm had it...pretty sure it was ida...but then i realized it is modeling behavior...we were sad today our nephew dog duke, aka "the wolf," is now in doggy heaven, i have been sad for my friend who has been on a rough road the past few weeks...but we are happy the boyz spent friday night with great examples of empathy...