The empathy talk

One sibling made a remark to another sibling regarded their appearance in a negative way. They were immediately asked to leave our space and think about what they'd just said. Later they were asked to rejoin us and tell us what they thought about.

"Not saying mean things."

Days later I asked the offending sibling how they would like it if someone made a negative remark about their appearance.

"They wouldn't like it", they said.

"Then don't do it to others", I said.

"Okay", they replied.

"Glad to hear you understand", I moved on with my day.

And that was it. That was the extent of our conversation, still it was enough for the meaning to be understood and that's all it takes.

Have those brief yet important talks.