The other day I was stuffing a little girl's bear--she looked to be around preschool aged (no older than 4). I asked if they were celebrating a special occasion, and she said, "I got an award at school!" I said, "Oh really? What did you get an award for?" She said, "Empathy!" I said, "Oh that's a wonderful reward. That means you're kind and considerate of others." She nodded with a big smile on her face. Then I looked at her mom and said, "I didn't know they gave awards for empathy." The mom said, "I know! Me either!"
Posted by Shelby at February 5, 2007 01:28 PM