By Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, and Louise Chester — 2018
Research has found that incorporating compassion into your leadership strategy can increase productivity and happiness.
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Considering how to make the children in our lives better people helps us reflect on how we ourselves can be more compassionate.
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Raising an empathetic and kind kid is a beautiful thing, but it’s also important to prepare kids for the real world.
Children are hard-wired for empathy, but it needs to be gently brought to life. Adults are in a prime position to nurture and develop empathy and emotional wisdom in their children.
The qualities of character develop through an interplay of family, school, and community influences and the child’s individual temperament, experiences, and choices. Parents have many opportunities and tools to build their children’s character.
Daniel Goleman looks at three types of empathy that leaders, teachers, and parents should have.