A University of Michigan study of nearly 14,000 college students found that students today have about 40% less empathy than college kids had in the 1980s and 1990s.  Michele Borba, an educational psychologist and author of Unselfie: Why Empathetic…

The National Institute of Mental Health reports that nearly ten percent of Americans seek therapy. But how exactly can one measure the effectiveness of these treatments?  According to a group of scientists at the University of Washington, the answ…

There is strong evidence that reading for pleasure can increase empathy, improve relationships with others, reduce the symptoms of depression and improve wellbeing throughout life, new research carried out for The Reading Agency has found.The report, c…

By Amanda MorinIt’s not always easy to respond to your child’s behavior with empathy. But when you show her you understand and respect her needs, you’re helping her stay motivated and gain self-esteem. Plus, you’re building her …

There are four main components of empathy. Keeping them in mind can help you show your child he’s loved for who he is. It lets him know that you see what he’s going through as more than just a problem to “fix.”Taking his perspec…

When we have grown up in relationships that were not particularly empathic, we may need to practice and consciously work on giving and receiving empathy. And that is the good news, that giving and receiving empathy can be learned, or re-learned, and th…

Highly empathic parents often think there’s something wrong with them. Other people might chide you for being too much of a worry-wart or they may even suggest that you have an anxiety problem. You might wonder why other parents are relaxed and laid-ba…

4 reasons empathetic parenting doesn’t “work.” Hindsight is always 20/20. Looking back on my endless list of situations when empathetic parenting didn’t work, it’s easy to see where I went wrong, and how to “fix…

Kids with empathetic parents have well-documented advantages: less depression, less aggression, more empathy themselves. Parents also report better self-esteem when they make the effort to understand their children’s feelings.But inside, it&rsquo…

The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has placed attention on longstanding institutional racism and the racial bias that exists throughout society. But it’s also led to resistance, as well as rising tensions between police and people of color.Edu…