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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Telling Feelings Stories

Related Episode: Out With the Garbage

Subjects/Skills: Emotional Development; Family Life

Materials Needed:
No materials needed

Directions:
Help your child develop empathy and understand how a friend or sibling feels by working together to tell a story with that person as the main character. For example, you might take a real-life situation in which your child hurt a sibling's feelings.

Invite your child to cuddle up to you as you tell a story together. Tell him the title of the story. You might say, "Come here, let's tell a story together. The story I want to tell is called 'Matthew's Story.'"

Begin the story by stating the situation. "Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Matthew. Matthew had a big brother named Justin. Matthew loved his big brother, and he wanted to be just like him. One day, Matthew saw Justin playing with his racing car set. Justin looked like he was having so much fun. The cars were shiny, and they were racing around the track. Matthew just wanted to touch one. He wanted to be just like his big brother. So he crawled over to Justin and he grabbed one of the cars. Justin snatched the car away and yelled at Matthew. Matthew started to cry."

Ask your child to continue the story. Encourage your child to think about the other person's feelings, and to think of a positive way they may have resolved the conflict.

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