ENCOURAGING EMPATHY IN CHILDREN
“We as parents, as our children's first teachers, we're the ones that can do the work to plant those seeds of empathy for our own children.”
This week on the 3D Parent Podcast, I'm going to share some tips that you can implement in your own family to create an environment of empathy. I am also going to talk about things that might be getting in the way of your child's development of empathy.
Some of the topics covered in this episode include:
- The definition of empathy.
- Why empathy can't be taught and why children don't have the concept of empathy at an early age.
- Tips on how to create an environment of empathy.
- Four steps from Dr. Deborah MacNamara to keep our children's hearts soft.
While children are born primed with empathy, it takes a loving and supporting environment to help develop those empathetic instincts within them. The key to understanding empathy is to accept that they cannot be taught. It is a delicate blend of children's innate capacity, environment, and upbringing. So I encourage parents to reevaluate the environment where they raise their child and analyze whether it is a viable environment for empathy to grow and flourish.
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