Books build empathy by sharing stories that can be used for conversations about feelings and offer perspective taking. Book-based Dramatic Play Using stuffed animals or other toys, role play a story your child knows well. Start with the story the way it is in the book, but then create new stories with your child. Introduce Read More
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Books to Build Empathy
When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith (Toddler, Preschool) This simple story helps us explore what it means to be kind to yourself, to your family, the environment, and the people around you. What does it feel like when we are kind? What do others feel when we are being kind? With its sparse Read More
Tips to Use Books to Build Empathy
Here are three great tips for developing empathy skills by reading with young children: Ask “What if?” Encourage your child to think about cause and effect by standing in the shoes of a book character. Ask them how they might feel if the situation in the book happened to them or what they might say Read More
Books Build Empathy
Empathy is the ability to understand an experience from their perspective. We sometimes talk about feeling for someone or getting where they’re coming from – that’s our empathy in action. Empathy can seem simple, but it is like a muscle that needs to be trained. Empathy is taught and it’s important to a child’s overall Read More
