iOS app Android app More  David Sack, M.D.   From Mine to Ours:
Nurturing Empathy in Children  Posted: 07/09/2012 2:47 pm   Is
it something you did to teach your child to imagine how someone
else felt and respond with care and concern, or was your child
born with an innate capacity for empathy? Studies show the
answer is likely both.  Empathic children are aware of their own
feelings and individuality; are able to relate to common
feelings while also distinguishing their own emotions from the
feelings of others; can imagine how others might feel in a given
situation and respond in a way they imagine might be comforting
to that person. Studies show children are born equipped to be
empathic, but these skills take time and practice to develop.
An Empathy Timeline  Some studies suggest that the development
of empathy has its roots in infancy, though it takes many years
for this skill to mature. Babies as young as 6 months old begin
using social referencing, looking to the reactions of a parent
or caretaker to ga