3-IN-1 Family Fun BUNDLE for GRANDPARENT'S DAY

$9.00

3-IN-1 Family Fun BUNDLE for EMPATHY and GRANDFATHER'S DAY

includes printable artwork for:

1. STORIES of my LIFE

2. What Would it FEEL Like?

3. The KEY to ME

1. STORIES of my LIFE:

Empathy is a result of listening and learning. Listening with an open mind to what someone else has experienced and learning why they think and feel the way they do about those experiences. Based on personality, upbringing, and past experiences, two people can see the same situation from completely different perspectives. Use STORIES OF MY LIFE cards to listen and learn more about older family members (grandparents, aunts/uncles). Send a packet in the mail or call them up for a quick interview. Five simple questions about their parents, childhood, dreams, and the accomplishments, obstacles, and disappointments they’ve experienced. Help your children build empathy by understanding how people they know developed their beliefs, opinions, and perspectives. Bonus: You now have a precious family keepsake. It’s perfect for Grandparent’s Day.

2. What Would it FEEL Like?:

An easy, and very effective, way to help little ones begin to develop empathy is to talk about how it might feel to be one of the many familiar creatures they see and read about in their storybooks. Go around the square of sixteen creatures and ask some of the following questions about each one, adjusting the questions based on what you know your child will understand. You can always end with: Which one would you want to be? Or not want to be? And why?

1.. What do they eat?

2. What do they do all day?

3. What would make them happy?

4. What do you think they are afraid of?

5. How is their life different from yours?

3. The KEY to ME:

Empathy is about learning to imagine how someone else might be thinking and feeling about a situation, another person, or life in general. This creates a level of understanding that leads to happier and more productive relationships. The flip side of empathy is intentionally sharing your own thoughts and feelings with those close to you - so they don’t have to guess. Relationships are difficult because we often assume others think or feel like we do, or we assume they should just “know” how we feel. Then we get upset when they say or do things that hurt us. Married couples spend decades trying, and failing, to please or comfort each other - simply because they guessed wrong. Help your children fill in their KEY to ME cards, after you complete yours. Take turns sharing. You’ll be surprised at how much you don’t know.