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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 69394" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I truly believe that volunteering and sharing make a huge difference in kids today. They do see that others don't have as much and most care. Empathy has to be taught. It is hard for a person to put themselves in another's shoes if they've never seen those shoes. Do remember that Marie Antoinette was not being mean when she said, "Let them eat cake!" She truly thought they would have cake even if out of bread.</p><p></p><p>We also did puppet plays where she would act out the part of a person she had hurt either physically or verbally. This helped her to see a little what others felt and what she could have done to make things better.</p><p></p><p>When my daughter was little, we delivered food to the elderly. The first Christmas gifts purchased every year were for Toys for Tots. When she got older, we both worked at a soup kitchen. When she was in high school, she volunteered at an animal shelter. </p><p></p><p>She may have no empathy for my feelings at times, but she does care about the world in general. I doubt she would had she not seen that others have so much less than we.</p><p></p><p>by the way -- It seems most girls at 12 are pretty self-centered little tyrants. Puberty really does bring out the worst in them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 69394, member: 3626"] I truly believe that volunteering and sharing make a huge difference in kids today. They do see that others don't have as much and most care. Empathy has to be taught. It is hard for a person to put themselves in another's shoes if they've never seen those shoes. Do remember that Marie Antoinette was not being mean when she said, "Let them eat cake!" She truly thought they would have cake even if out of bread. We also did puppet plays where she would act out the part of a person she had hurt either physically or verbally. This helped her to see a little what others felt and what she could have done to make things better. When my daughter was little, we delivered food to the elderly. The first Christmas gifts purchased every year were for Toys for Tots. When she got older, we both worked at a soup kitchen. When she was in high school, she volunteered at an animal shelter. She may have no empathy for my feelings at times, but she does care about the world in general. I doubt she would had she not seen that others have so much less than we. by the way -- It seems most girls at 12 are pretty self-centered little tyrants. Puberty really does bring out the worst in them. [/QUOTE]
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