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Closeup of woman speaking into camera. Caption. What color uniforms would we have to wear?

Still image from: A Psychologist's Guide to Winter Well-Being: Listening to Understand

Closeup of a woman with pulled back amber hair looks out with eyebrows raised, mouth open mid-speech. She is indoors. Caption. Cory asked me to speed up the information flow.

Question text against a gray background reads, “Empathy. 1. What is empathy? 2. Why is empathy important? 3. How can you practice empathy with others?”

Still image from: Alma's Way: A Gift for Granny / Soccer Friends

Still image from: Alma's Way: A Tale of Two Almas / The Longest Race

Still image from: Alma's Way: All About Alma / Alma’s Playdate

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma on Ice / Junior's Lost Tooth

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma on the Moo-ve / The Lucas Look

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Picked a Pepper / The Alma Train

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma the Artist / Bomba or Baseball?

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma the B-Girl / Chacho's Birthday

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Town / Alma’s Big Help

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Wings It / The Grandparent Trap

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Best Friend / Steggie Gets Lost

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Cat-tastrophe / Stickball!

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Movie Night / Papi the Hero

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Yes Day / Alma's Hypothe-saur

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma-Papi Day / Alma's Special Ticket

Still image from: Alma's Way: Chacho Gets a Bath / Frankie's Four Feet

Still image from: Alma's Way: Coquí Quest / Chalk the Block

Still image from: Alma's Way: Do the Waltzango / Big Brother Bootcamp

Still image from: Alma's Way: Harper's Quick Change / All Rapped Up

Still image from: Alma's Way: Howard Brings the Beat / Alma's Payday

Still image from: Alma's Way: Junior's Story / Anniversary Surprise

Still image from: Alma's Way: Lost in the Bronx / New Neighbors

Still image from: Alma's Way: Mofongo on the Go Go / Alma Scoots Around

Still image from: Alma's Way: No Sleep 'Til New Year’s / Nurse Alma

Still image from: Alma's Way: Piragua Problem / Balloon Blues

Still image from: Alma's Way: Singing on the 6 Train / Safina's Doggy Problem

Still image from: Alma's Way: Subway All-Stars / Bunches of Beads

Still image from: Alma's Way: The Missing Vote / Alma's Lemonade and Everything Else Stand

Still image from: Alma's Way: To Break or Not to Break / The New Mr. Octy

Still image from: Alma's Way: Uncle Nestor's Bumpy Ride / Grocery Goof

Purple-hued still frame of a boy leaning over and lifting a man out of water. Caption. She didn't answer, and then I called the paramedics.

Boy dives off platform into large, laned pool. Caption. On my swim team to set goals.

Woman in Hawaiian shirt looks down in foreground while man does dishes and girl walks away in background. 2 music note icons indicate music playing in video.

Black and white closeup of a smiling girl in glasses holding a pole on crowded subway car. Caption. And well, always have their back.

Figure on bike approaches wood shingled house with light visible through enclosed porch.

Color illustration of 2 photos in frames sitting in the branches of a tree. 1 photo is of a man and young girl, the other is of woman with a young boy and a young girl. Spanish Caption. "Viven con su papá y su mamá."

Color illustration of 1 female and 2 male band members. The woman is playing the drums, the 2 men are holding electric guitars and looking at each other. Spanish Caption. "Que nos haga sentir mejor."

Woman faces camera with a cartoon backdrop of a pink and purple room. Caption. You can catch it before it takes control.

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Dumpling of My Heart

Author Susan Verde holds her book, “I am Love: A book of Compassion.” A caption at the bottom of the screen reads, “202 Children’s Choice Book Awards.”

Woman smiles and faces camera, looking slightly off to 1 side. Caption. Which is actually acting out your anger.

Woman wearing an orange vest and white hard hat speaks to a man wearing an orange jacket and yellow hard hat at an outdoor construction site. She motions to a tablet in her hand next to a blueprint and 3, D model.

Closeup of a hand wearing a blue latex glove writing on a notepad attached to a clipboard. Text above image reads, "Behavioral Effects." Text overlay on image reads, "Take time for yourself."

Man wearing a headset looks down and forward like he is looking at a screen. Caption. The customer is as important to the company as you are.

People seated around a table in a modern, sunlit meeting room. Man wearing a business suit speaks to a woman standing at his side.

Waitress buses an outdoor patio table. She is dressed in white collared shirt, necktie, and pink headband.

Digital Illustration of an office with people seated at rows of desk wearing headphones and working on computers.

Black background with pink digitized text that reads, "Error". Green text below reads, "Gives us experience."

4 side-by-side photos, including a woman wearing headscarf, a woman seated in front of a fan, a man seated in front of a fan, and a woman gazing into a handheld mirror. Text on image reads, "3. Become comfortable with yourself."

Closeup of a man wearing a lab coat, collared shirt, and necktie standing in an industrial lab with pipes and valves. Text on image reads, "Support."

Closeup of a hand with index and middle finger crossed. Text on image reads, "Deception. Intentional withholding of information or deliberately misleading information to a participant."

Woman wearing a lab coat and stethoscope around her neck peers into a window reflecting her image. Text on image reads, "Concentrate on what you can control."

Teenage girl next to a computer screen with a collage of photos of herself at different ages. Caption. It's just to show you that a few years.

Man in a polo shirt turns sideways as he looks and smiles at the camera while speaking in a classroom setting. Teenage students sit behind him, 2 children per table. Caption. Are gonna take more than a one-word answer.

An adult mama bear with hands on hips and a frown. A child bear wearing a skirt, holding a human child and saying, Caption: Squeaker is gonna be the best pet ever!

Still image from: City Island: Celebration

Still image from: City Island: Point of View

Still image from: City Island: Retirement Home

Still image from: City Island: Skytown

2 side by side photos of teenage girls posing together for camera with handwritten notes in pen over the photos. Caption. The popular group is girls who think.

Children hold up point and shoot cameras in a park setting. Caption. They've been getting together every Tuesday after school.

Man touches his hand to a barber shop pole on the outside of a building. Caption. To get 20 adults and 20 kids in one space.

Closeup of hands holding a decorative plate that contains a waffle topped with brown sauce and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro.

Crowded indoor 2-story room with people holding signs up as if taking part in a political demonstration. In the foreground, 1 sign reads in Spanish, "Maestros para la justicia."

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel and Miss Elaina Bake Pretzels / O Gives Daniel Space

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel's New Friend Max / A New Friend at the Clock Factory

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Margaret Gets All the Attention / Prince Tuesday Visits

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Margaret's First Thank You Day

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Tiger Family Lunch / Dinnertime at Jodi's

Girl in a classroom looking towards a woman. Caption. And one of the negative choices would be bullying.

Still image from: Delfy and His Friends: Mega Carasapo

Still image from: Delfy and His Friends: Sports Day

Still image from: Delfy and His Friends: The Lucky Marble

Still image from: Delfy and His Friends: The Poetic Oyster

Still image from: Dinopaws: The Thing That Was Best

Still image from: Dinopaws: The Thing That Was Open and Closey

4 teenagers and a woman seated in chairs, pantomime driving in a car. The girl in the driver's seat holds up a plate and looks at the back seat while everyone points out the front window.

An arrow labeled, please, pointing right with bee and otter below.

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Being Bob Dog / Panda Panda

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Best Friend's Day / Silly Sticky Situation

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Cheesy Con / Stanley's One-Dragon Show

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Cousin Hodie’s Rainy Day / Grampy’s Guppies

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Potato Pirates / Panda's Special Something

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Squibbit / Teamwork Challenge

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: The Golden Crunchdoodles Return / Flowers, Fetch, and Dance

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: The Masked Veggies / The Royal Hosts

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: The Potato Stand / Clyde's Surprise Playdate

Rear view shot of students at desk with teacher at blackboard. Caption. You can experiment and discover what's best.

Middle-aged woman smiles in a carpeted room with couch in the background. Title card reads, "Jeannette Aslanian, Tori's Mom." Caption. I was like, "Okay, tell me more about it."

Cartoon. Eco the bear holds a blue blanket stands between a mailbox and a white goat. Spanish caption. La cabra le dice que ella lo llevará.

Digital silhouettes of men and women standing against a green background with a map of the world behind them. Caption. Essential to the Team.

Boy wearing a white collared shirt, white vest, and red necktie, smiles and looks at camera. Text next to him reads, "We must explore the origins of our anger!"

Side view digital silhouette of a person's head with an illustration of a brain and 3 gears. A dozen words, such as Commitment, Passion, and Wisdom, fill the background. Caption. Step 2. Assess your own behavior.

Closeup of 2 tablets and a smartphone resting on a black shiny desk. In the background, 2 men in business suits stand and talk to each other in front of a window.

Dry erase board with a flowchart for Good Listening skills. Thought leads to Share, leads to Perceive, leads to Hear, Leads to Confirm, leads to Understanding, leads to Retain, Leads to Good Listening.

Young woman with a laptop sits at the head of a conference table speaking to 2 men who are seated closeby and listening to her.

Man holding a smartphone laughs and looks over at a woman in a white collared shirt who has her back to camera. On the window in front of her are several yellow post-its with writing on them.

Young man wearing business attire sits at a table with a tall coffee drink looking down and typing on a black laptop computer.

3 young men sit behind a desk in a trendy office space looking at an image projected on a computer screen.

Teenage boy looks over at a young woman seated next to him. They are in a colorful room with a sign advertising ice cream. Caption. It's better to tell the truth in that situation.

Woman speaks to camera with a slight smile against a bright blue backdrop. Caption. But you don't have to like or dislike something.

Closeup of a girl looking distressed in the doorway of a tiled room. Caption. And things you can do to resolve a conflict.

Still image from: Everyone's Invited!

Teenage girl plays the piano while reading sheet music in a home setting. Caption. With adolescents and children, is letting them be empowered.

Woman and man seated on a couch looking just off camera as if they are participating in an interview. Caption. There is a mother, there is a father.

Teenage girl and boy look down at a smartphone. Caption. Or posting something sexual online.

3 people, 2 men and a woman are seated at a small circular table with notepads and styrofoam cups.

Girl and boy sit at a desk across from 1 another and play Connect 4. Caption. You see what she's doin'? What do you need to block her?

Young woman smiles and looks towards camera, gesturing forward with her hands. Behind her, a digital background with a wavy, colorful pattern. Caption. We'll show you how it makes people feel.

Young woman smiles and looks towards camera as she speaks. Behind her, a digital background with a wavy, colorful pattern. Caption. It's hard to say no to friends.

Young woman smiles and looks towards camera with a playful expression. Behind her, a digital background with a wavy, colorful pattern. Caption. We're talking about making and accepting apologies.

Young woman smiles and looks towards camera as she speaks. Behind her, a digital background with a wavy, colorful pattern. Caption. Let's find out.

Young woman smiles and looks towards camera as she speaks. Behind her, a digital background with a wavy, colorful pattern. Caption. There are ways to tell a bully.

Girl at picnic table with watermelon and bread. Caption. Even smiling and looking right at someone's eyes.

Side view of adolescent girl looking distressed. Caption. I'm sorry.

Woman speaks to camera with a wide-eyed expression. Caption. Getting the news your parents are separating or divorcing.

Black man and woman in formal attire walk down the front steps of a building. Caption. Squealing. Slow down.

White bold text on pink background reads, "Being Bullied. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on purple background reads, "Bullying. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on orange background reads, "Conflict and Drama. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on orange background reads, "Popularity and Friendship. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on blue background reads, "Social Media. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

White bold text on blue background reads, "The Bystanders. Gossip, Drama, and Social Media."

Young boy and girl sit across from each other on a couch pulling on either end of a tablet device.

Woman seated in a beige chair facing camera with a cartoon backdrop of a pink and purple living room. Caption. Problems can come up at school or home almost every day.

Woman speaks to camera with a slight smile against a bright blue backdrop. Caption. Easy to tell if you have empathy?

Closeup of a small group of children surrounding a pyramid of blue plastic cups. They hold strings that are wrapped around the cups. Caption. Forward, forward, forward.

Storybook excerpt shows an illustration of a gym monster putting his arm around a bewildered boy pushing over a classmate in gym class. The gym teacher kneels over the hurt boy. Text reads, “Smack! Mr. Evans blows the whistle. ‘Ouch! Henry pushed me!’ ‘ Henry, why did you push Eli?’ asks Mr. Evans. ‘It isn’t my fault! Manny told me to…’ ‘Strike three. Go chill in the safe zone.’”

Color illustration. Man holding pots of flowers and a gift next to woman holding a baby. Caption. Well, meet our new baby.

Boy looks up and slightly off to the side in a gymnasium with a basketball hoop. At the bottom of the image, a smiley face in sunglasses emoji with word bubble that reads, "Nevin." Caption. And that's a good way to tell when someone is angry.

Digital illustration of 4 teenage girls gathered outside with backpacks. Caption. Awful things about me behind my back.

Young woman wearing gold hoop earrings and dark eyeshadow looks to her left. A title bar at the bottom of the screen reads, Tip: Dress appropriately.

Woman seated at a desk holds a landline phone receiver to her ear. Next to her, a tiny American flag.

2 girls and 2 boys gather around a kitchen counter; 1 girl looks ashamed or embarrassed. Caption. Matt, stop making fun of McKensie.

Still image from: Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug (Happy Valentine's Day)

Closeup of a boy looking off camera with his lips parted mid-speech. Caption. Thank you, Miss Riley. It's nice to see you too.

A girl grimaces and pulls on a book held by a boy with his back facing camera. Bookshelf and educational posters in the background.

Closeup of a smiling girl looking to the side. Other children are at desks and there are stacks of books on shelves in the background. Caption. My brother and sister and I played baseball.

Girl leans to the side with hands clasped on her stomach and lips parted mid-speech. Stacks of brightly colored blocks fill background. Caption. Billy did a great job greeting his friends.

Young girl opens a locked mailbox and pulls out a stack of letters. Caption. You'll still keep your word. You'll still be dependable.

A teenage girl with dark brown wavy hair looks outward mid-speech. Caption. Maybe we can talk, work it out somehow.

Crowded hallway of walking teenage boys and girls. Caption. If kids talk about suicide or violence or things like that.

Man in glasses and zip sweatshirt parts lips in mid-speech. Bookshelves line wall in background. Title card reads, ''Cerebellum."

Boy with dark blond hair and wearing glasses looks at camera, holding up the palm of his hand, fingers extended in front of the lens.

Man with earnest expression faces and looks slightly off camera with mouth open in mid-speech. Caption. How did they feel when you were laughing.

Closeup of smiling man in blue collared shirt with out of focus kitchen cabinets in background. Caption. But when I lose I'm upset.

Closeup of middle-aged woman with bewildered expression as she parts her lips in mid-speech. Caption. If I call them names, I'm being mean too.

Woman raises eyebrows and opens mouth as she holds elbows out and hands horizontal in front of her chest. Caption. I can't change that.

Man in white jacket rests elbows on desk next to laptop as one hand sits on top of the other. Caption. Today, we're gonna to talk about loyalty.

2 girls sit at a desk with a man in a classroom setting. One parts her lips in mid-speech. Caption. There's times we don't mean to be funny.

Color illustration of man with back facing viewer looking toward smiling woman wearing glasses. Spanish caption. Que te habían ofrecido un trabajo en un periódico.

Color illustration of a white-haired woman with horns and sharp teeth. She smiles at a person with a feathered hat. Thought bubble of hand holding sticks hovers above feathered hat. Spanish caption. Sin embargo, la abuela del diablo.

Color illustration of boy in backwards cap with mouth open mid-speech. Spanish caption. Todo el tiempo ésta sudando y no para de llorar.

Color illustration. Man runs from figure wearing patchwork cape and yellow mask with horns. Another man looks on as he sits in a box next to gravestones on a hill. Spanish caption. No paró hasta llegar as su casa.

Illustration of several monkeys hanging from vines. Caption: Monkeys live in big family groups.

3 children play, 1 behind a puppet show booth, the other 2 seated in front. Caption. No! This is my house and my stuff.

2 young girls smile at each other and the camera as they play on swings. Caption. Hostess. The girls made up.

Girl smiles and holds up a purple crayon. A red and yellow cartoon T, V frames the video. Caption. So she can use different crayons.

Girl smiles and holds up 1 hand in front of her face. A red and yellow cartoon T, V frames the video. Caption. She's bigger than Meedo, who's only 2.

Green creature with blue hair smiles and holds their hands at chest. A red and yellow cartoon T, V frames the video. Caption. Me do! We do!

Bride and groom stand at an altar with guests looking on. Caption. This time honored institution may be fighting for its life.

Closeup of a young man looking at camera with his lips together.

Closeup of a young person looking at camera with their head tilted up slightly and lips parted.

Closeup of a young woman looking slightly off camera and parting her lips in mid-speech.

Woman facing man who is speaking to her in a kitchen setting. Caption. No, he's even more strict than Mama.

Man with concerned expression looks at camera with his mouth open as he speaks. A brick wall with windows fills the background. Caption. You have the right, as a citizen.

Smiling man sits behind a desk next to a sticker-covered laptop as he gestures with his hands. He smiles and parts his lips as he speaks. Caption. Always talking in class and getting in trouble.

Woman sits in front of a brick wall and looks slightly off camera with a concerned expression. Caption. I see people who have no side to take.

Man sits behind a desk next to a sticker-covered laptop as he rests his elbows and clasps hands. His lips are parted in mid-speech. Caption. If my team lost, I'd be complaining.

Teenagers sit around in a classroom setting. Caption. Female as narrator. A person gives you a pencil.

Teenage girl speaks as she sits next to a teenage boy in a classroom setting. Caption. And you hurt their feelings.

2 girls sit next to one another in a classroom setting. 1 looks at the other who smiles toward someone facing away from camera in the foreground. Caption. Because you're like, "What happened?"

Color illustration of Mary McScary with a mouse in her pocket and an orange cat with a frightened face peeking out from her side.

Woman in a blue polo shirt with yellow lanyard looks and smiles at camera. In the background, another woman in a red polo shirt faces a woman sitting at a cash register. Caption. Good communication skills are important for everyone.

Young woman looks at camera and parts lips in mid-speech. Caption. Ideal employees can think critically and creatively.

Split screen. Young man on the left leans back in a chair and smiles as he gestures toward himself. On the right he wears a suit and looks disapprovingly toward the screen on the left. Caption. Or would you, like, uh, hire, me?

2 men in suits shake hands and speak to 1 another in a crowded room. Caption. And we scheduled a follow-up interview.

2 men in workwear stand next to 1 another in a warehouse filled with machinery. Caption. Yeah, well, you did a good job.

Grid of 6 video insets that each feature a person speaking in a different setting. Caption. These are the skills to pay the bills!

Woman in a suit opens her mouth as she speaks to a person whose back faces camera. Caption. And I'll be sure to tell them what a wonderful job you did.

Still image from: Mental Well-Being: Resilience Building

Scene transition. A young boy with red hair and freckles in a blue plaid shirt standing transitioning to a closeup of him holding a frog near his face. Text on screen reads, "Rowan." Caption. I don't know how many I'll have.

Closeup of a young blonde girl with 2 braids and a pink striped tank top in front of a white background. Caption. Is, I think, being on time for classes.

Smiling boy with short dark hair and a white shirt with a monochromatic American flag sits in front of a white background. Caption. Because, like.

Woman wearing a hijab stands in a kitchen and looks off with a slight smile. Caption. Female Narrator. This is Ferdaus. She's in love.

2 boys, 1 younger and 1 older, at home. Caption. Why so down?

Closeup of a young man with dark hair wearing an orange hoodie. The image is on top of a bright green background with indiscernible text all over it. Caption. At the time, I'm so mad, but later I feel bad.

Preteen girl wearing a blue shirt talks to 2 preteen boys, 1 is wearing a baggy light blue shirt and the other a bright green shirt. They are in a school hallway. Caption. She takes over the project and doesn't respect us.

Preteen girl with long, dark hair and a pink shirt is on a computer screen over a busy blue, green, and yellow background. A purple button and a white dialogue box appear next to her. Caption. We've been hanging out a lot together.

Preteen girl with blonde hair and a pink shirt named Denise is on a digital T, V screen over a brightly colored background with different teen-related items strewn across it. Caption. Why are some people so difficult to get along with?

Preteen girl with blonde hair and a pink shirt named Denise is on a T, V screen over a brightly colored background with different teen-related items including an old iPod. Caption. I feel bad about this rumor I started about Scott.

Preteen girl with two braids and a red shirt talks to a woman in a purple shirt. They are in a public bathroom by the sinks, with a pink bag on the counter. Caption. Before lunch. I'll bet she took it.

3 teenagers in formal attire stand next to 1 another. A smiling boy in center wraps his arm around a smiling girl to his right. Caption. It's about dressing for success.

Clay animation of a dark-haired young girl looking at a balding man with black hair and mustache sitting up in bed. He has a green blanket over him, with his hands folded over his stomach. Spanish caption. Su madre está sentada junto a él.

Clay animation of a brown-haired girl with a baby doll wrapped in her pink scarf looking toward a black-haired boy holding a blue, red, and white ball. Spanish caption. El niño le pasa el balón a la niña.