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How to raise kind children: lead by example, talk it over … and get a dog

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Children who are more empathetic “tend to have more positive interactions and more satisfying relationships with friends and family,” says Jessica Rolph , co-founder of early childhood development company Lovevery .

Studies show that kids who can form strong relationships do better in school.

Jaime Thurston , chief executive of the School of Kindness , says kindness is “the most important thing we can teach children”.

Children's demonstrations of empathy can be largely inconsistent until they are about six.

Unkindness often stems from unmet needs: fatigue, hunger, overwhelm or feeling out of control.

As early as five or six , introduce the idea of Mean Mate’ and Patient Pal’.

We want our child to be kind, but we also want our kid to be treated kindly.

We need other parents to teach their kids kindness and empathy.

Kind kids don’t have to be people pleasers, says Mathur : “True kindness comes from authenticity, not obligation”.

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