The Empathy Advantage for Children & Youth ft. Lynne Azarchi Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn why emotional development is as important as academic development. Lynne Azarchi is the author of The Empathy Advantage and Executive Director of KidsBridge Youth Center, a non-profit organization that has helped more than 30,000 students and educators improve their social and emotional learning (SEL). In this episode, she shares ways in which parents and educators can help children become more empathic and explains why SEL is correlated to academic success and wellbeing. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 About Lynne Azarchi 01:37 How Lynne discovered that empathy is teachable 04:53 Lynne discussed her book, The Empathy Advantage 07:48 Why Lynne is obsessed with empathy 08:53 Lynne's describes her “triad of empathy” 10:46 What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? 13:09 The relationship between empathy and bystanders 15:25 The importance of active listening 19:30 How pets develop empathy in children 21:25 Lynne’s call to action 24:36 Lynne shares two heartwarming stories 28:45 Why we should appreciate teachers 34:09 Lynne Azarchi’s Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH Lynne Azarchi ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynneazarchi/ ✩ Website http://empathyadvantagebook.com 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.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 Video edited by David Tsvariani