Learning to Listen, Learning to Care

Book Description

A Workbook to Help Kids Learn Self-Control and Empathy

When it comes to getting kids to behave well the "why" is as important as the "how." In Learning to Listen, Learning to Care children learn why it is important to follow rules and behave considerately toward others. This cultivates empathy which contributes not just to good behavior, but to academic and social success. By doing the series of engaging exercises in this book kids learn how to recognize the impact of their behavior on others, express emotion in appropriate ways, and how and why to compromise with family and friends.

Parents of nearly 2.7 million children say that their kids suffer from severe emotional or behavioral problems that interfere with their family life or learning. A staggering 50 percent of counseling referrals are for behavioral problems. Empathy is the anecdote to many of them, according to child psychologist and author Lawrence Shapiro. In Learning to Listen, Learning to Care he teaches that empathy and self-control can reduce behavioral problems and lead to long-term success.