Empathy is one of the most important skills to teach children, according to Parent Further. Focusing on empathy in applying school discipline is essential in making kids become more matured and emotionally stable people.
On the other hand, many educators feel that focusing on punishments and harsh consequences can traumatize children and worsen their behavior.
As we started the call, I wondered about my experience with trying empathic listening I had captured from Stephen Covey’s fifth of the seven habits – seek first to understand, then to be understood.When I put myself in the frame of referenc…
Few who work in the NHS have been left unperturbed by the recent damning reports into the organisation… And this is how we can reintroduce empathy into the system; starting from the top. Empathy is at the root of compassion and that ca…
It’s not easy to stay sensitive in such a cruel, desensitized world but it’s imperative we do. That’s the beauty of empathic souls; they have open and loving hearts, even if it hurts, which is why each of us needs to generate and rece…
Empathy, a community focus, and team preparation are among the human/humanity-centered principles for design and innovation in the developing world. IDEO’s Aaron Sklar and Sally Madsen discuss working with foundations, nongovernmental o…
