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Here's how to raise a child to be sympathetic

  • Written by Tina Malti, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto
imageChildren learn to share and show concern from an early age.Angela Sevin, CC BY-NC

Parents and teachers might often wonder how to teach children caring toward others – more so when the world feels full of disagreement, conflict, and aggression.

As development psychologists, we know that children start to pay attention to the emotions of others...

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