Introduction presentation for Kindful Kids Circle on "Empathy Begins at Home" in London - April 2019

1. “Empathy Begins at Home”
~ Kindful Kids Circle ~
SUNDAY, 28TH APRIL, 2019

2. Video: Take Care of Each Other

3. What is Empathy?
 Empathy means being able understand and share how
someone else is feeling without them telling you.
 Empathy means walking in another person’s shoes,
understanding their viewpoints and recognising their
emotions, whether or not you have experienced them
before.
 People’s facial expressions and body language usually
give clues about how they are feeling.
 Empathy is important as its a quality and virtue, which
makes us feel cared for and loved.

4. Name your feelings…

5. How can we show empathy?
Listen with
eyes, ears and
an open heart
Understand
their feelings
and
viewpoints
Think about
why they feel
this way
Do/say
something
kind to
support them

6. What are
these girls
doing
together?
How does
this make
the girl in
the red
dress feel?
How could the group of friends be more empathetic
to the girl in the red dress?

7. What does empathy look like?

8. What does empathy sound like?
 Sharing supportive, kind and caring words
 Taking the time to listen to others
 Asking…
 “What’s wrong? / What happened?”
 “How are you feeling?”
 “How can I help you?”
 “Do you need a hug?”
 Saying, “Well done!” or
“Sorry that happened to you.”

9. What would empathy look like
and sound like in this situation?
What is
this girl
doing?
How does
the
mother
feel about
what the
girl did?

10.  Seeing with the eyes of another
 Listening with the ears of another
 Feeling with the heart of another
Empathy is…