Research shows that all
babies are born with the ability to be empathetic, though this capability
varies from one child to another as they grow. Parenting experts say that it is
imperative to include empathy as part of discipline.
At age two to three a
child already has the ability to identify and understand another’s beliefs and
situation. Come age four to five, they can already understand the reasons for
others’ opinions.
Bringing up empathetic
kids is a challenging task, in order for empathy to do well and flourish
parents must nurture its growth. Teach children to put words into their emotion
like helping them choose and find the right words to express their feelings
will let them help comprehend the notions of others.
We parents must bear in
mind that in order to establish and maintain empathy in our children, we should
respect their individuality by setting a good example for how to indicate
sympathy and concern. We can develop their potential to be empathetic by
pointing out and explaining the impact of their inappropriate behavior on
others. Demonstrate that you care about his feelings too but explain carefully
in details how his misbehavior affects the feelings and emotions of others. Controlling
children’s misbehavior with anger like shouting or spanking decreases their
ability to be empathetic which the consequence is we let them to do without
considering another’s person’s feelings.








