Let's Show a Little Compassion

Boo boos are the perfect opportunity to teach compassion. How will children ever learn to care for you or others if we don’t teach them by our example? When your child or student gets hurt, hug them, acknowledge their pain, and assure them it will get better. Their pain is real! Show you care instead of saying SHAKE IT OFF or YOU'LL BE OK, THAT DIDN'T HURT, or BE TOUGH, BE A BIG BOY / GIRL. Just a simple short moment of caring will teach them to be compassionate toward others. I'm not saying go crazy over it, but acknowledge it. I love to see my students show compassion for their classmates.  Just this week a student tripped going up the stairs in the mad dash to get to class in the morning.  He hit the step with his stomach and it knocked the breath out of him.  Another student, only one  in 100, stopped to make sure he was ok.  We need more Elijah's in the world.  He obviously has the right name.  And just think YOUR KIDS, or THESE KIDS may have to acknowledge YOUR pain one day when you are old. You don’t want them to tell you to SHAKE IT OFF, YOU’ll BE OK, but hold your hand and kiss it instead.


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