Let’s use the cards so you can tell me how you’re feeling.” This technique gives children practice wrapping their feelings up in words, which makes them seem more understandable and ...

Some of the words work. Frank Thomas is "AMAZING ... Let's check out his 1996 Emotion card. Yeah, he, uh... I guess he was sick. Ahhhh gross dude. That is gnarly. "Yo, dude, what's good?

But it doesn't start there. There needs to be a word for the emotion of wishing to alleviate someone's suffering yet being unable to. It's something that I and most people in my life have ...