By: Zach Brittle
But what is it?
Empathy is generally understood as the capacity to identify and share someone else’s emotions and experiences. Dr. Gottman describes empathy as mirroring a partner’s feelings in a way that lets them know that their feelings are understood and shared. He cites it as the key to attunement with your partner as well as essential to the emotion coaching style of parenting.
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It’s not just touchy-feely—kids who understand others are more likely to be happy, popular, and excel in school. As parents, we encourage our kids to become independent and to feel good about themselves—and yet these worthy…
At Start Empathy we believe everyone can master empathy. It can guide our daily thoughts, words and actions. It can alter our character. And it can also inspire and improve our work.Last year, 60 Minutes did an interview with David Kelley, CEO and foun…
