Jennifer Jenkins

  • Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education and Director of the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
Parents can teach empathy by connecting behaviours to feelings when they talk to their kids, to help them understand cause and effect. (Shutterstock)

Three strategies to promote empathy in children

Empathy in children can be fostered. Researchers offer three strategies for parents and other caregivers to promote a climate of empathy in the home or classroom.

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