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Empathy Crisis: Why Children Are Crueler

Posted: May 2nd, 2010 by Michele Borba

EMPATHY: Identifying with and feeling other people’s concerns. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Abraham from Pontiac, Michigan, told his friend that he was going to shoot somebody. He allegedly stole a gun and practiced his aim on stationary targets. Then he walked to a convenience store, pointed his gun at a stranger and shot Ronnie Greene Jr. in [...]

Raising Do-Gooders: Getting Kids To Do Service Projects

Posted: December 18th, 2009 by Michele Borba

The first time I realized the power of involving kids in social justice projects was when one of my sons was just four. The two of us had gone to see the movie The Bear, and because it was rated as family oriented, I wasn’t prepared for the scene in which a bear is brutally [...]

Six Simple Ways to Nurture Kids’ Sensitivity and Boost Emotional IQ

Posted: October 22nd, 2009 by Michele Borba

Of course we want our kids to be compassionate and sensitive to other people’s feelings. The problem is that many kids’ empathy potential is greatly handicapped because they don’t have the ability to identify and express emotions. They have tremendous difficulty feeling for the other person simply because they may not recognize the other person’s [...]