The Empathy Challenge: Can Fiction Heal?
Does fiction increase empathy? One reader challenges her friend on the idea that it doesn't...and maybe succeeds.
Does fiction increase empathy? One reader challenges her friend on the idea that it doesn't...and maybe succeeds.
There are many different ways to encourage kids to become compassionate individuals, and reading certain stories with them is one.
Many of us already *feel* like reading is good for your mental health - but is it? Science says it is, and we give some examples.
Reading increases empathy, and hearing these stories out loud via audiobooks amplifies this effect. Here's how you can help build empathy with audiobooks.
Harry Potter may cast a spell of empathy, but the journey towards a better world doesn't end there.
