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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Developing compassion as a way of life for you and your children: 79 of 111

Compassion, like any valuable moral trait, is environmental. Caring about others is discovered, first, in the home. When a child's basic needs are met, compassionate feelings are actually felt by the child. When something goes wrong for the child, as in, for example, a cut knee, the medical attention and band-aid allows the child to see and feel compassion, but the "kissing of the booboo" takes it a step higher. Caring about others, starting with family members is observed, felt, and learned by every child in the home. When compassion extends beyond the home, the process is the same. A chi...
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