Other ways to teach our kids empathy include trying to help our kids develop perspective and understand where the other person is coming from, for example, when we discipline our kids. "So when you say 'sorry' and you mean it and behavior changes ... you help them understand also what 'I'm sorry' means." In the sixth installment of our CNN Digital Video series "Parent Acts," we asked people to act out how they handle these moments of trying to get their child to apologize. Are you teaching your child to feel what other people feel, to take perspectives?" "Do you, as a parent, say, 'I'm sorry' and mean it, meaning that you've changed your behavior?

Source: CNN August 09, 2016 14:48 UTC