Raising a Caring and Compassionate Child

Dr. Marie Evitt outlines how parents can bring out a child's positive qualities.

Dr. Marie Evitt discusses:

  • How empathy - the ability to understand the feelings of others - develops in children over time
  • The importance of a link of caring between parent and child in fostering compassion
  • Strategies for encouraging kindness such as modelling positive action, believing that children are capable of being kind, acknowledging kindness, being aware of the role of the media, and so on. 
 
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