The Empathy Project

The Empathy Project is looking to go non-profit in 2013. if you are interested in volunteering and/or serving on the Board of Directors, please contact Tonya Goodbrand at [email protected].

Great quote from the Dalai Lama.

UCLA Today article-Is the Internet killing Empathy? What do you think? Is technology desensitizing us and our kids? What can we do about it? What does this mean for our future?
http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/is-the-internet-killing-empathy-193294.aspx

Is the Internet killing empathy? / UCLA Today Is the Internet killing empathy? / UCLA Today

Great blog about the neurobiology of love from babies to marriage.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/the-brain-on-love/

The Brain on Love A happy marriage relieves stress and makes one feel as safe as an adored baby.

FREE Speech & Language Screenings at Pretend City next Wed!

Hey pretenders! Make sure to come out to our FREE Speech and Language screening next Wednesday, April 4th from 10am-12pm to help ensure your child is in tip-top shape for effective reading and language building skills! Please check out http://pretendcity.org/event/speech-language-screenings-3/ for more information!

Want to learn more about bullying? California State University Fullerton is offering an online class through their extended campus. Registration begins in March.

Online Course Addresses Bullying To give K-12 educators new and effective tools to address bullying in schools, Cal State Fullerton will offer an online professional development course this summer.

The Empathy Project is moving to a bigger office in Laguna Hills. If you have trouble reaching us this week, this is why. We should be live in the new office on Monday. Thank you for understanding!

Raising Responsible versus Entitled Children by Dr. Sauls out of Atlanta. Love this article.
http://www.dunwoodypsychologists.com/Articles/raising_responsible_versus_entitled_children.htm

Responsible Child It is amazing how well our kids learn what we teach them. The only problem is that most of the things they learn from parents is communicated without words. This is probably why most parents have made the statement "If I've said it once, I've said it one hundred times and they just ...

College students and empathy-40% decrease from 20-30 years ago. This article was written in 2010 (just ran across it today), but my guess is it's not much better today.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100528081434.htm

Empathy: College students don't have as much as they used to, study finds Today's college students are not as empathetic as college students of the 1980s and '90s, a new study shows.

I'm getting a lot of questions regarding the movie coming out called "Bully" and a petition going around to change the rating. Due to the fact that I have not seen the movie (it's not out yet), I can't express an opinion. Once I have seen the movie, I will share my opinion with you. Thank you for understanding.

Great article by Dr. Lipton-How to Teach Your Child to Have Empathy. Little things that make a BIG difference!
http://www.makeitbetter.net/family/education/892-how-to-teach-your-child-to-have-empathy

How to Teach Your Child to Have Empathy Make It Better is a print magazine, website and community resource for the Chicago north shore. To date, Make It Better has made over 49,000 lives better and helped raise over $1.4M for our partner Not-for-profits.

Parent Workshop tonight at Saddleback Children's Center. What a great school with great parents!
http://www.saddlebackchildrenscenter.org/parent-information.php

Lutheran Saddleback Children's Center - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 We provide a first educational school experience for children 3-5 years of age. If you are looking for a safe, loving, Christian environment, that will help your child develop the skills they need for success in life, you have come to the right place.