If you could have a superpower what would it be? Superspeed? Flight? Reading Minds?
What if you could connect with and understand the young people in your life? Now that would be a superpower! In this episode we talk about the power of empathy and how we can develop it.
Here’s some highlights from the episode:
- Empathy = Notice + Care
- Notice takes Listening
- Listening takes Asking Good Questions
- Care takes an Investment
- Don’t let your Perceived Experiences or Preferences keep you from forming Empathy.
Several of the concepts we used came from Fuller Youth Institute. Check out their website and parent resources. We also encourage you to fill our our Parent Survey. We’ll be talking about the results in an episode next month! Be Abnormal!