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<p dir="ltr">Empathy can be a puzzling concept for a young child. They often need adults to model it for them. When reading stories or playing with the wooden peg people together, ask your child: "How do you think that person is feeling right now? How can you tell? How would you feel in his place?" Encourage your child to notice the clues in their environment and use them to draw conclusions. </p> <p dir="ltr">In this final episode in the executive function series, Senior Director of Programs at <a href= "https://www.zerotothree.org/">Zero to Three</a> Rebecca Parlakian joins Host Jessica Rolph to look at how empathy fits into the critical thinking skills coming online for your 4 year old.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Takeaways:</strong></p> <ol> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Empathy is caught not taught. We are teaching our child what empathy is when we model it, but also when we empathize with them.<br /> <br /></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" ...