My young son asks me what is wrong and I tell him I had a long, hard day. He walks away and comes back and gives me his favorite blanket to cheer me up. It worked. My son is displaying what psychologists refer to as:

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Empathic distress refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, which is what the son is doing by offering his blanket to comfort the parent.

My Young Son Asks Me What Is Wrong and I