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Literature Can Also Teach Empathy
Published: - May 11, 2021
When you read to your young children, you know you're helping them develop their language skills, but did you know you're also honing their empathy skills?.
The Woman Post | Carolina Rodríguez Monclou
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Raymond A. Mar works as a professor at the Faculty of Health in the Department of Psychology at York University. In an interview with TVOParents, he explains the connection between reading and empathy.
The expert says that while children read, they could be imagining the books' world, and their mental stimulation would help improve their social abilities.

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