Chris Moore, dean of the faculty of science, sits in the Child Empathy Program lab at the Dalhousie University Life Sciences Centre in Halifax on Friday. Co-author of a study of children’s behaviour, he says kids as young as three can be aware of how their actions affect others.
…That experiment showed children are more likely to share with the sad child, suggesting that feeling empathy for someone has an effect on pro-social behaviour….
Moore said his research is made possible by volunteers. Any parent with children aged three to six who is interested in participating in a study can contact Dalhousie’s Early Social Development lab at esdl@dal.ca
