Parenting: Teaching Children Kindness

Helping our young children learn kindness and compassion for others may be the most important work we do as parents. But in their early years, it's natural for children to live right smack at the center of their brand new universe -- and to be far more attentive to what THEY want, & when THEY want it (how 'bout NOW!), than to how their behavior and expression affects others!  
So how do we begin to teach young children the ways of kindness and compassion for others?

Here's an article that contains some worthwhile suggestions for parents looking for ideas:

http://m.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/07/18/are-you-raising-nice-kids-a-harvard-psychologist-gives-5-ways-to-raise-them-to-be-kind/

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