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The greatest challenge for parents is to encourage empathy in their children for people who are different from them. These tips can help. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Empathy is rebounding among young Americans, a recent study found, but other experts say there is still a need to encourage greater face-to-face conversation to build empathy.

These tips can help you gently encourage empathy in older kids and teens: Discuss current events with them: Ask your kids to take different sides when debating political and social issues with you.

Empathy can be tricky to measure, and research on empathy and longevity is ongoing. With that, Dr. Beadle says it's "not known" how much empathy someone needs to have to live a longer life.