{"id":255,"date":"2025-10-28T17:03:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.admissiontree.in\/?p=255"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:33:38","slug":"empathy-isnt-taught-in-schools-heres-how-to-teach-it-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/empathy-isnt-taught-in-schools-heres-how-to-teach-it-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Empathy Isn\u2019t Taught in Schools \u2014 Here\u2019s How to Teach It at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We don\u2019t live in a world where IQ alone wins. Emotional intelligence (EQ)<\/strong> \u2014 especially empathy<\/strong> \u2014 is fast becoming the most crucial skill for success. But while schools focus on marks, empathy rarely gets the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a 2021 Azim Premji Foundation report, Indian children displayed lower levels of peer empathy and cooperation during<\/strong> post-COVID re-entry. The gap is real \u2014 but fixable. And it starts at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let Them See You Care<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Children mirror empathy. They learn more from how you treat the maid, the watchman, or the delivery boy than from lectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name Emotions \u2014 Theirs and Yours<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Instead of saying \u201cstop crying,\u201d try \u201cI see you’re upset. Want to talk about it?\u201d Use the language of emotions often. It builds a child\u2019s capacity to recognize and respond to others’ feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Books That Stretch Perspective<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stories build empathy. Read books like Gajapati Kulapati<\/em>, The Blue Umbrella<\/em>, or Grandma\u2019s Bag of Stories<\/em>. Discuss what characters feel and why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteer as a Family<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Involve them in causes \u2014 animal shelters, community drives, or simply feeding stray dogs. Real empathy grows from lived experience, not moral lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise Kindness, Not Just Achievement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Celebrate small gestures \u2014 \u201cI saw how you helped your friend, that was kind.\u201d Let them know compassion counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empathy won\u2019t appear overnight, but nurtured with intention, it becomes part of who they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Azim Premji Foundation (2021). Children and Empathy: Post-COVID Challenges. https:\/\/azimpremjifoundation.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence<\/em>. Bantam Books.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Better India (2022). Simple Ways to Raise Kind Kids. https:\/\/www.thebetterindia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We don\u2019t live in a world where IQ alone wins. Emotional intelligence (EQ) \u2014 especially empathy \u2014 is fast becoming the most crucial skill for success. But while schools focus on marks, empathy rarely gets the spotlight. In a 2021 Azim Premji Foundation report, Indian children displayed lower levels of peer empathy and cooperation during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-child-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256,"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.admissiontree.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}