Alison Curtis: The importance of learning empathy early on

"...our job as parents is to try to spot as many moments as we can and put it through the filter of teaching them empathy so that, hopefully, it just becomes part of their personality and outlook on life"

Pic: Marc O'Sullivan

Teaching our children empathy is one of the most valuable lessons they can learn early on in life. It is one of the qualities I most admire in people.

There are so many opportunities for them to learn this life skill, particularly in the classroom.