How Story-Time Boosts Empathy in Children Ft. Andrew Newman Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to hear a children’s book author discuss the
importance of being present with our children at story-time.





Andrew Newman is an award-winning author and founder of
ConsciousStories.com, a series of bedtime stories crafted to
support the parent-child connection in the last 20 minutes of the
day. In this episode, Andrew discusses the importance of engaging
in restorative practices with our kids to foster connection and
empathy. He also walks us through a "snuggle breathing"
meditation and reads from his book, The Little Brain People.





00:00 Introduction


00:26 About Andrew Newman


04:00 Why do the last 20 minutes of the day matter?


07:28 Andrew’s "Snuggle Breathing Meditation"


12:25 Andrew reads The Little Brain People


16:47 Children’s reactions to his book


20:04 The connection between empathy and story-time


24:00 The importance of staying present while reading and having
conversations


25:43 Andrew asks Anita: How does story-time affect empathy?


30:57 The helpfulness of recognizing childrens’ emotions 


32:53 The benefits of "conscious discipline"


35:26 The connection between creativity and healing


40:24 Andrew Newman’s Purposeful Empathy story


CONNECT WITH ANDREW NEWMAN


Website: www.consciousstories.com 


Professional Instagram
:https://www.instagram.com/consciousbedtimestories/ 


Andrew’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/andrewsamnewman/ 


Andrew’s TED Talk:
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_newman_why_the_last_20_minutes_of_the_day_matter





CONNECT WITH ANITA


Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com  


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Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast





Video edited by David Tsvariani