Understanding Compassion: Ways to Show Care and Support
Discover what compassion is and how to show care and concern for others who may be hurt or upset. Learn about reasons for emotional distress and practical ways to offer support with kindness and understanding.
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I Can Show Compassion adapted from www.kidshealth.org
What is compassion? showing care and concern for someone else and wanting to help maybe that person is hurt or upset and you want to help them feel better
What might have happened to cause someone to feel hurt or upset? being left out being teased or bullied being embarrassed doing badly on a test not making the team having a fight with a friend trouble at home What else??
Understanding why someone is hurt or upset can help us figure out what to do next! Everything alright?? you can ask Are you okay? OR you can ask What happened?
What else can you do? Show compassion to help and support the people you care about!
3 Ways to Show Compassion 1. Ask what they need 2. Show sincere interest in others 3. Act with kindness
1. Ask what they need How can I help? if your friend says I don t know , think about what would help you in that situation and offer that suggestion
2. Show sincere interest in others try to get to know people better find out about the things they like to do ask them about their feelings, ideas, and opinions you re not trying to be nosy you just want to understand your friend better! Understanding others helps you to show more compassion!
3. Act with kindness if you hear gossip or see unkind teasing, try to imagine how you would feel in that person s place this helps you tune in to other people s feelings and treat them the way you would want to be treated
Remember: 3 Ways to Show Compassion 1. Ask what they need 2. Show sincere interest in others 3. Act with kindness
Sowhat do YOU think? You see a new student in the hallway looking lost and alone. It s time for lunch but he doesn t seem to know where to go, and he s not asking directions. If he waits much longer, he ll miss the whole lunch period. What can you do?
