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What is empathy?
Don't air your dirty laundry
How would you feel if...
Reading others' feelings
Supportive comments
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What is the definition of empathy?
The ability to understand others' feelings.
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What does TMI stand for?

Too much information

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someone said that your clothes were ugly.
embarrassed, upset, sad, ashamed, mad, angry
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How would the following person feel? A boy on your baseball team dropped a fly ball and the other team won the game.
embarrassed, sad, mad, angry, disappointed,
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Your friend's grandmother passed away
I'm sorry to hear about your grandma. When my grandma passed away, I was so sad. I miss her and I know you miss yours too.
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How do you develop Empathy?
By experiencing life and going through things. Then when someone else is going through something similar, you have empathy
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What does it mean to air your dirty laundry?

To air your dirty laundry means to talk about private issues amongst others that are not involved. It originates from the fact that your dirty laundry (an analogy for dirty secrets) should be kept out of sight when people are visiting, otherwise it could be embarrassing for you or them.

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your favorite dog ran away from home and you couldn't find her.
sad, upset, depressed, frustrated, angry
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How would the following person feel? A boy is constantly getting teased on the bus for being chubby.
depressed, embarrassed, sad, angry, mad, furious,
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What could you say to show empathy? Your classmate forgot his/her homework at home..
I understand how that feels. I forgot my homework one time and I was so upset.
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How does empathy help the person you are showing it towards?
They don't feel alone. They know someone cares. They feel better.
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What are some types of information that are private and shouldn’t be shared with anyone except family, close friends, and health providers?

Answers may vary

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you won 2nd place in the spelling bee.
jealous, mad, frustrated, glad, happy, relieved
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How would the following person feel? Jennifer won the Rodeo Art competition and received a medal.
Excited, happy, proud, thankful, surprised,
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What could you say to show empathy? Your sister has a huge mess in her room that her friends left.
This stinks. I'll help you clean this up. I know how a messy room bothers you. Can I help you? I'd be upset too if my friends made a mess in my room and didn't clean it up.
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How does having empathy help you?
It feels good to do something nice for others
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Under what circumstances might someone say the phrase “TMI”?

Answers may vary.

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you had a handicapped sister or brother that others made fun of.
angry, mad, upset, sad, embarrassed,
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How would the following person feel? A girl in your class was chosen to sing a solo in the school musical and she went blank in front of the entire audience.
embarrassed, shocked, nervous, shy, sad, upset, disappointed
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Your brother can't get passed level 5 in his game.
That's a really tough level. It took me a long time to get past it. It was so frustrating. I can help you if you like.
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How is Empathy different from Sympathy
When you have Empathy, you have actually experienced something very similar before and can truly say "I have been through that. I understand how that feels."
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Name one topic you should discuss when you first meet someone and one topic you shouldn't discuss when you first meet someone. 

1. Topics that are light, interesting, and non-controversial (i.e. weather, hobbies you enjoy)

2. Politics, religion, etc. 

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you had waited all week for your dad to come have lunch with you and he never came.
Hurt, upset, sad, mad, angry, furious, jealous, disappointed
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How would the following person feel? A boy in your class never understands what the teacher is teaching and can't make good grades like the other students.
Jealous, embarrassed, upset, angry, frustrated, ashamed, sad,
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What could you say to show empathy? Your friend was nervous to read in front of the whole class and started stuttering. Everyone started to laugh.
Take a deep breath! I know you can do it! I have a hard time reading in front of all these people too. Reading in front of a big group makes me nervous too!