What is Empathy?

This is a video of a group of kids, ranging from the age of probably 6 to 17, talk about what empathy is to them and these are some of their answers:

• It is how you feel about somebody
• When you put yourself in their shoes
• When someone is having a bad day, you help them because you know what they are feeling
• A girl shared her story about how she befriended a girl who everyone is calling a 'tomboy' and had no friends
• A boy said that it made him feel proud to know that he was able to make someone feel better
• It is important to have someone look out for you
• You could tell how someone is feeling through their faces, their eyes and their body language
• When someone is struggling you should help them move forward and not let them get stuck in the same place

It was very heart-warming to see how empathetic these kids are at such an age, they notice things and understand them.