Surface and share. Bring counter-examples into class, meetings, or publications. Model it explicitly: “I caught myself ...

I recently had an encounter with other parents where it was difficult for some to understand what it’s like to parent a child with special needs. I realized we often receive sympathy, when we really ...

Empathy, or the ability to take the perspective of the other and feel in a way that is compatible and appropriate to what the other person is feeling (Batson, 2009), is a central emotion in intergroup ...

Aflac is working to teach children about empathy with the release of their new book in collaboration with bestselling ...

Parents want to raise kids who care about other people’s feelings and who have an inner moral compass. Of course, that’s much easier said than done. From a young age, children should learn to value ...

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As a child, Ann Ott sought solace in Tippy, her family's dog, after she was sexually abused. As she worked through the trauma, Ott would hug Tippy and cry almost every night. "She slept with me and ...

Imagine you are picking up your child from daycare or school. You ask your child how her day was and maybe talk about plans for the rest of the day. Suddenly, you hear on the radio an interview with ...