By Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum — 2012
As a society we are sacrificing a generation of our young people.
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CLEAR ALL
Empathy is divided into cognitive, emotional and applied empathy, all of which are valuable. For empathy to truly be useful to the human condition, our kids must have applied empathy, or compassion.
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According to neuroscience, our children are like puppies.
It's not about permissive parenting. It's about using "yes" to find ways to relate, which encourages kids to explore and be resilient, instead of starting at "no," which shuts them down.
Psychologist Rick Hanson discusses how to strengthen our capacity for wisdom, peace, and enlightenment.
Dr. Richard Davidson explains that well-being is a skill that can be practiced and strengthened.
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