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9 Exercises to Build Your Child’s “Empathy Muscles”
REALITY CHECK: Did you know that teens today are 40 percent less empathetic than those 30 years ago? That is tragic news for our children and society. For starters, it hurts kids’ moral character, and
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100 Movies for Kids 5-to-17 That Teach 9 Crucial Empathy Habits
Films can stir our emotions, spark our curiosity, creating lasting memories, and become portals to other worlds. In some cases, a movie can whip our conscience, shift our perspective, or activate our feelings so
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21 Ways to Build Caring Student Relationships
Empathy Habit 1. EMOTIONAL LITERACY Empathy Habit 6. DEVELOPING & EXERCISING COMPASSION From UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World Reality Check: Improving students’ relationships
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50 Books for Kids and Teens That Teach Empathy
Empathy Habit 4. MORAL IMAGINATION from UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World Using Literary Fiction and Film to Cultivate Empathy Books can transport children to other worlds and transform their hearts.
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A New Book Teaches Kids About Empathy
Jayneen Sander’s New Book Encourages Children to Think About Empathy and How To Treat Others One of the most important social and moral skills a child can learn is empathy. Being able to understand
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How to Praise To Boost Kids’ Character
If you’re like most parents, you probably shower your kids with praise. After all, isn’t our encouragement the secret sauce to boosting our kids’ success and happiness? What could be more affirming than telling your child,
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4 Secrets to Raising a Compassionate Child
Empathy is the trait that helps make the world a kinder and gentler place, and empathy can be developed and improved. Wherever your children fit on the “caring about others” scale, there is always room for
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5 Creative Ways Educators Teach Empathy
Vanuatu, Tibet, Afghanistan, Denmark, and Armenia: How educators are activating students’ empathy and making a difference! I’m convinced that empathy is the glue that holds a civilized society together, is the best antidote to stop bullying,
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Raising Kids to Think We, Not Me! REALITY CHECK: The gateway to learning to empathize, accepting differences and understanding another’s perspective is an emotion vocabulary. That’s why the first of the 9 Crucial Empathy Building
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8 Ways to Help Children Develop Caring Mindsets
Raising Kids To Think WE, Not ME! REALITY CHECK: 93 percent of adults feel we are failing to instill values in children. What’s more, “being kind and caring” isn’t even high on our kids’ priority
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