6 tips to develop empathy

• April 27, 2024

The empathy is a quality Y social skill it can develop and enhance , which is present in everyone, although not always in the same degree.

The capacity for develop it begins to manifest during the childhood . Initially, parents they cover the affective needs of the children and those who teach them not only to express the own feelings , but also to discover and understand those of others.

Hence the importance of a good emotional communication in the family From the beginning. The capacity for the empathy will develop more easily in those people whose Affective and emotional needs They have been covered since the first years of his life.

However, empathic skills they can also be enhanced and developed. Therefore, we give you these tips that lead to better attitudes :

1. Listen with an open mind and without prejudice . Be respectful with the rest.

2. Pay attention and show interest for what they are telling us, since it is not enough to know what the other feels, but we have to prove it.

3. Do not interrupt while you are talking to us and avoid becoming experts who are dedicated to giving tips , instead of trying to feel what the other feels.

4. Learn to discover , recognize and reward qualities and achievements of others. This will contribute, not only to encourage their capabilities , but they will also discover our concern and interest for them.

5. When we have to give our opinion about what they are telling us, it is very important to do it constructively, be sincere and try not to hurt with our comments .

6. Have a good disposition to accept differences what there is with others, be tolerant and patient with those around us and with ourselves.

If you carry them out, you will do the empathy the capacity to understand the thoughts Y emotions outsiders, to put themselves in the place of others, to capture the verbal and non-verbal messages and share their feelings . All this will be repaid in a pleasant way. Try it!
 

Video Medicine: Seven Ways to Improve Your Empathy (April 2024).