
Why Empathy Is Important For Your Child
Empathy is one of the most important life skills children can acquire. Empathy is one of those things you marvel at when you become a parent, simply because it doesn’t come with the child. Nobody is born empathetic. It must be taught.
Signs That A Child Has Low Empathy
Young children often don’t show empathy, because it develops gradually with increasing age. Here are some warning signs of low empathy in later elementary school-age and older kids.
4 Ways To Raise An Empathetic Child
Peter Gray describes empathy as, “a tendency to connect emotionally with others, to see things from others’ point of view, and to feel sympathy for others’ misfortune.” Here are ways to raise an empathetic child.
How Parents Can Cultivate Empathy In Children
Empathy is at the heart of what it means to be human. It’s a foundation for acting ethically, for good relationships of many kinds, for loving well, and for professional success. And it’s key to preventing bullying and many other forms of cruelty.
Developing Empathy In Children
Unlike intelligence and physical attractiveness, which depend largely on genetics, empathy is a skill that children learn. Its value is multifold. Children who are empathic tend to do better in school, in social situations, and in their adult care...
From Mine To Ours: Nurturing Empathy In Children
Empathic children are aware of their own feelings and individuality; are able to relate to common feelings while also distinguishing their own emotions from the feelings of others; can imagine how others might feel in a given situation and respond...
How Pets Can Teach Children Empathy
Most parents want to teach their kids to follow the Golden Rule: treating others as we would wish to be treated ourselves. However, children in our society often grow up with an underdeveloped sense of empathy, resulting in disruptive behaviors su...