How Nurturing Babies Cultivates Empathy

Sue Gerhardt, author of ‘Why Love Matters’, illustrates the important connection between nurturing infants and the development of empathy.

 

 Erika had the opportunity to interview Sue Gerhardt, a British psychoanalytic psychotherapist and author of Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain, as she shared her insights into how nurturing infants can positively impact their social, emotional and psychological well-being later in life.