Three Kinds of Empathy

Your classmate is excited about their birthday party. You feel happy for them because you remember how exciting your own birthday parties were.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy

Your sibling gets scared during a thunderstorm. You also feel scared because you remember being frightened during storms when you were little.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy

Your friend is sick and can't go to school. You offer to bring them their homework and some soup to help them feel better.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy

Your friend is nervous about speaking in front of the class. Even though you're not nervous, you understand how they feel because you know it can be scary to talk in front of a lot of people.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy

A friend is feeling sad because they failed a test. You feel sad too because you remember how it felt when you failed a test before.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy

Your sibling is frustrated because they can't figure out a math problem. Even though you finished the assignment easily, you understand their frustration because you've struggled with math before too.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy

Your classmate is feeling overwhelmed with homework. You may not have a lot of homework yourself, but you understand how they feel because you've had busy days with lots of work before.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy

Your sibling is upset because they lost their favorite toy. You help them look for it and give them a hug to comfort them.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy

Your classmate is feeling left out during recess. You invite them to play with you and your friends so they don't feel lonely.

• Emotional Empathy

• Cognitive Empathy

• Compassionate Empathy