Compassion, often reckoned to be the “highest personal virtue,” is held to embody the very essence of humanity. It is widely attributed to play a fundamental role in pro-social behavior, cooperation and human morality.But there is compellin…

The Children Massaging Children (CMC) programme has been developed in New Zealand by the Childcare Connection Trust, a registered charity. Most people would react with surprise or disbelief at the concept of empathy being taught in schoo…

No longer are humans considered to be exclusively self interested creatures; in fact, we are neurologically wired to feel empathy. Why, then, is being empathetic so important? To empathise with someone involves putting yourself in someon…

1. How do you all think restorative justice helps build empathy? Do you have a story of when you saw it or felt it?2. When you are sitting in a restorative justice process how do you know when empathy is happening?3. What ways do you work to build empa…