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I read somewhere that for children to learn empathy, parents need to model it but also to teach it.
Encouraging your children to put themselves in another's shoes, to imagine how they would feel if something happened to them in the same way.
Conversely, I grew up in an emotionally and physically abusive home but always could put myself in the shoes of another and have no idea how that happened. My parents never taught it or modeled it.
Perhaps some are born more sensitive and empathetic.
Another variation on the nature vs. nurture conundrum?
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