An article with some ideas about how to foster empathy. How To Be An Empathetic Parent Even When It Feels Hard. Seven reasons why being empathetic can be difficult and what you can do to increase your empathy as a parent. Sometimes when I watch my child crumple into a screeching, sobbing mess at my feet, all I hear in my head is, “You have got to be kidding me! I don’t have time for this!” I can’t feel his pain, I can’t understand his mind, and I can’t find empathy for him. The thing is, though, I know how to be empathetic—as a psychotherapist and parenting educator, I teach others how to do it. Empathy is a parenting cornerstone, it provides the foundation for emotional development in children. Some days, even though I know how to do it, it takes a long time for my own instructions to turn into action.. by: Andrea Nair sco.lt/9K58y1
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:08:36 +0000