Parents want to raise kids who care about other people’s feelings and who have an inner moral compass. Of course, that’s much easier said than done. From a young age, children should learn to value ...

When I was a kid, there was no such thing as a social and emotional curriculum. Feelings were something to work out on the playground, or after the last bell of the day rang. Today, my elementary-age ...

One Laramie teacher-turned-author is using her platform to teach empathy to children and adults. Crystal Ballard said empathy can be the greatest tool offered to anyone, and that after working in ...

The other day I was walking my dog on a new route and saw this sign. To me it read like a how-to-do empathy sign. Those six words call on us to follow key aspects of empathy: Imagine that you are in ...

Children who report being more empathetic are more likely to show signs of poorer health in the face of more interparental conflict than less empathetic children, according to a new study led by ...

As a father of two kids with autism spectrum disorder, I know how anxious parents can be simply walking their kids into a restaurant. Unless you’ve been around people on the spectrum, you may have no ...