Empathy & Social Awareness

Seeing things from someone else's point of view — 15 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Personal & Social Development15 skillsages 5–14

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Everyday Kindness and Careages 5–7AC ✓ Other People's Feelings and Thoughtsages 5–7AC ✓ Similarities & Differencesages 5–7AC ✓ Vocabulary: understanding othersages 5–8AC ✓

Around age 7

Different Lives and Experiencesages 7–9AC ✓ Fairness, Equality and Equityages 7–9 Seeing Someone Else's Point of Viewages 7–9 Vocabulary: social awarenessages 7–11AC ✓

Around age 9

Prejudice and Discriminationages 9–11AC ✓ Questioning Your Own Biasesages 9–11 Stereotypes and Individual Differencesages 9–11AC ✓ The world contains many cultures, traditionsages 9–11AC ✓

Around age 11

Systemic Inequality and Allyshipages 11–12AC ✓

Around age 12

Sympathy Versus Empathyages 12–13

Around age 13

Global Citizenshipages 13–14

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