Amnesty’s poll for International Children’s Book Day reveals half of parents think reading a book is the best way to develop empathy – but do you agree with the books they chose?  Have you ever read a book which has made you step …

Clinical empathy was once dismissively known as “good bedside manner” and traditionally regarded as far less important than technical acumen. But a spate of studies in the past decade has found that it is no mere frill. Increasingly, empath…

When I was choosing what college to attend four years ago, a politically active campus was a characteristic that I found extraordinarily appealing. A broader reason for the lack of political activism on college campuses is the rising costs. Colle…

When the going gets tough, parenting with empathy can be the hardest task we face. Especially if you were raised in a household where frustration, yelling, or any amount of physical or emotional violence was a way of life.These days, there is a lot of …