Empathy

em·pa·thy : the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another

1.Brother learned to use the walker and started getting into something he shouldn't.  When I admonished him with a few firm "no touch"s Nina Kate began to whimper and say "Sorry Mama. Sorry Daddy. Sorry Brother."  

2.This afternoon while I was retrieving groceries from the car after a trip to Wal-Mart, NinaK climbed the stairs into the house, found brother fussing in his carseat, gave him a toy, and put his pacifier in his mouth, and said "it's okay."

3.Nathan fell over while playing today.  Nina repeated "over, over," and tried to get him back up to sitting.  I helped him up, and patted his back.  She leaned down ever so carefully and gently patted his back too.  And for the next few minutes every few seconds she'd run back over and pat his back.  

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