What is guilt?

Guilt is when you feel sad inside because you did something that made someone else feel bad.

Imagine you have a favorite toy, let’s say it's a red ball. You really like playing with it, and your friend also wants to play with it. One day, you take the ball without asking, and your friend gets upset. Now, you start feeling guilt because you know your friend was sad, and you didn’t mean to make them feel that way.

• You do something
• Someone else feels bad because of it
• You realize it wasn't fair or kind

It's like when you eat the last cookie without sharing, you might feel guilty if your brother or sister wants one too. That’s a real-life example of guilt working in action.

Sometimes, guilt makes you want to fix things by saying sorry or giving back what you took. It helps people be kinder and more thoughtful with each other!