How Reading to Kids Nurtures Empathy ft. Asha Dixit Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how to cultivate empathy in your kids by reading to them. Asha Dixit is the Executive Director of the Fraser-Hickson Institute and leader of their flagship mini-biblio-PLUS project, which aims to instil a life-long love of reading in children. In this episode, she explains why reading to children when they are young fosters Social Emotional Literacy (SEL) skills. She also shares book recommendations that celebrate diversity and inclusion and tips for parents interested in raising compassionate kids. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 About Asha Dixit 01:03 How Asha’s father instilled a love of reading in her 01:57 Why Asha has devoted her career to helping children grow into kind adults 03:54 The impact of books on children’s lives 07:27 Asha recalls her favourite childhood story about a monkey and a crocodile 08:56 How reading to children helps them develop empathy and other SEL (Social Emotional Literacy) skills 15:28 Why does diversity and representation in children's books matter? 18:10 What age is it appropriate to discuss anti-racism with kids? 26:41 Asha’s empathy-building book recommendations 29:07 Asha’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH ASHA ✩ minibiblioPLUS: https://www.facebook.com/minibiblioPLUS-109530934505357 ✩ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsashadixit CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.coachingonsite.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩  https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl To watch the video with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78vaeHVmoxebZCYtqsKe0A Video Edited by David Tsvariani