How Reading to Kids Nurtures Empathy ft. Asha Dixit Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how to cultivate empathy in your kids
by reading to them.





Asha Dixit is the Executive Director of the Fraser-Hickson
Institute and leader of their flagship mini-biblio-PLUS project,
which aims to instil a life-long love of reading in children. In
this episode, she explains why reading to children when they are
young fosters Social Emotional Literacy (SEL) skills. She also
shares book recommendations that celebrate diversity and
inclusion and tips for parents interested in raising
compassionate kids.





00:00 Introduction


00:27 About Asha Dixit


01:03 How Asha’s father instilled a love of reading in her


01:57 Why Asha has devoted her career to helping children grow
into kind adults


03:54 The impact of books on children’s lives


07:27 Asha recalls her favourite childhood story about a monkey
and a crocodile


08:56 How reading to children helps them develop empathy and
other SEL (Social Emotional Literacy) skills


15:28 Why does diversity and representation in children's books
matter?


18:10 What age is it appropriate to discuss anti-racism with
kids?


26:41 Asha’s empathy-building book recommendations


29:07 Asha’s Purposeful Empathy Story





CONNECT WITH ASHA


minibiblioPLUS:
https://www.facebook.com/minibiblioPLUS-109530934505357


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsashadixit





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Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com


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Video Edited by David Tsvariani