Emotion charades is a fun game that helps kids recognize and express different emotions. In this activity, one child acts out an emotion without using words, while others guess what it is. This game ...

Want to increase your emotional intelligence, or EQ? There are many ways to do this, but here’s one that’s easy, fun, costs almost nothing, and that you can do anywhere: Read novels. That message ...

Most classrooms today are diverse, whether we acknowledge it or not. Children come in with different languages at home, different attention spans, and different ways of understanding instructions.

Two important skills we need for empathy are affective mentalizing and perspective-taking. 1 We engage in these abilities when we imagine what life is like for others and we step into their lives, or ...

Empathy is more than a buzzword—it’s a foundational skill. The ability to recognize and understand others’ emotions—and to respond in ways that are constructive and caring—can help adolescents build ...