Yes! I am so with you. It's like the writing dictum of "show don't tell." Occasionally I hear my teens speaking empathetically to friends--not just kindly but using true empathy--or announcing "my needs for belonging just weren't met" after being in some social situation that was hard. And I think: Modeling, yes.
Yes! I am so with you. It's like the writing dictum of "show don't tell." Occasionally I hear my teens speaking empathetically to friends--not just kindly but using true empathy--or announcing "my needs for belonging just weren't met" after being in some social situation that was hard. And I think: Modeling, yes.