Character Chats
How do we show compassion for ourselves?
One thing I’ve noticed with our students is we tend to have a lot of really nice people. Our students tend to be really good at showing compassion for each other. Sometimes, though, what we need to work on is showing compassion for ourselves….
How do we show compassion for animals?
Let’s talk about compassion for animals, for our non-human friends in our life that we love very much. We can read what our animals are feeling and how they’re doing — and show compassion….
How do we show compassion for somebody that’s scared or in need of help?
Compassion isn’t just empathy. It’s not just understanding how somebody feels. It’s doing something about it too. So let’s go through some different situations and talk about how we can help people out….
How do we use our empathy to show compassion?
Compassion means that when you feel bad, sad, or mad I want to help you to feel better. And it starts with empathy….
How do we distract ourselves when we get impatient?
Patience is an important thing to show. Impatience is something that we all get. Trying to figure out how to work through your impatience, something that works for you every time, is a really important part of life….
How do we show patience with our long-term goals and the world today?
Patience is such an important character trait and something that’s difficult for all of us. It’s not just difficult for children, it’s difficult for everybody. But patience is big in your long-term goal setting. Things that are worth getting are worth waiting for….
How do we take turns and wait for the right time?
A big part of patience is waiting for our time to do something. There are lots of places we have to wait our turn. Waiting your turn is an important part of being a good person. It’s an important part of being a confident person….
How do we show patience?
Patience is not easy, but it’s something that we need because sometimes it takes time to get the things we want in life. Not everything that we want and need always comes right away….
How do we celebrate those showing kindness to us?
There are a lot of people in our lives that show kindness to us. And we want to show appreciation and thanks to them for it….
What happens when we show kindness
What happens when we show kindness for other people? How does it make us feel to show kindness? How does it make other people feel when we show kindness to them?…