Sensitive Children: How to Develop Empathy in Your Child and How It Will Help Them Succeed in Life

American writer Jean Twenge called this book "a must-read," and American writer Jack Canfield called it "one that will change your children's lives."

There is a noticeable empathy gap among today’s youth. Cruelty towards peers has increased significantly. At the same time, according to the latest research, empathy and emotional intelligence are the foundation for achieving happiness in the modern world. A lack of empathy harms children’s academic performance and leads to bullying in schools. In addition, it leads to less resilience in children’s psyches. As children grow up, a lack of empathy hinders their ability to collaborate, innovate, and solve problems.

The good news for parents is that empathy can be taught. In this book, Dr. Michelle Borba offers the best strategies with proven effectiveness for both parents and educators. It is a 9-step program for developing empathy with recommendations on how to guide children from birth to adulthood. It is a plan for parents who want their children to stop thinking only about themselves and start talking about “we” instead of “I.”

Empathy is not a pleasant addition to development, but an integral part of the current and future happiness, success and well-being of children. It is not given from birth. Empathy can and should be taught by parents and teachers. Moreover, children themselves can cultivate and improve it, like the ability to ride a bicycle or knowledge of a foreign language.

But why do our children need empathy? First of all, it affects their health, well-being, happiness, relationship satisfaction, and ability to recover quickly from adversity. It promotes kindness, prosocial behavior, moral courage, and serves as an inoculation against bullying, aggression, prejudice, and racism. Empathy also has a positive effect on reading skills, math grades, critical thinking, prepares a child for life in a globalized world, and helps them find a job.

That's why Forbes urges companies to embrace empathy, Harvard Business Review calls it "a key component of leadership success and performance," and the Association of Medical Colleges calls it "a key training objective."

Author: Michel Borba
Translation: Ekaterina Petrova
Year of release: 2021
Publisher: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber
Pages: 320
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 214x148x20 mm
ISBN: 978-5-00169-101-3