Raising compassionate children is no small feat these days.Because of the egocentrism of children’s early years combined with the increasingly prevalent messages of selfishness, narcissism and indifference that popular culture communicates to them…

We live in a world where compassion seems to be in short supply. Children are bullied and cyber-bullied. Homeless people are beaten. The poor are blamed for their plight. You as parents can be a part of the problem or a part of the solution. Your words…

Empathy is the ability to sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling. Research suggests that empathic people tend to be moregenerous and concerned with others’ welf…

One of the worst, and most prolific stereo-types of people with autism is that they completely lack empathy. It is as if people think that those with autism are completely emotionless, and immune to the effects of human suffering.On the whole autistic …

Empathy in its simplest form is having the ability to walk in the shoes of another. Morality is our code of conduct – what’s right and what’s wrong. There are plenty of good and bad judgements that we make in life, that doesn’t require one to use empat…

A generation ago, Israelis and Palestinians routinely rubbed shoulders. But they have become increasingly segregated and the current fighting has only added to the friction between Arabs and Jews.My NPR colleague Daniel Estrin witnessed this exchange a…

When you notice something about yourself that you don’t like or when you make a big mistake, it’s crucial to learn how to respond to yourself compassionately.The Self-Compassion Break is one of the most effective exercises that we teach in …

by Lisa Bennett Here, then, are five ways that the ability to understand what other people are feeling and respond accordingly—in other words, to use empathy—can also help us better manage the economic risks of climate change:1. R…