E22: The Season of Giving - Developing Empathy

The Speckled Bees: A Celebration of Childhood

****TW: We talk a small bit about abuse and consent in this episode****
It's the first week of December and the second day of Advent- YAY! This holiday season, I wanted to address the spirit of this season- the season of giving! As our young children develop into empathetic and kind humans, we want to aid this process along by providing them the tools to approach the world in a generous manner. Spencer gives us a fascinating history of our giving holidays then gives us some awesome tips! The key elements to teach themes of charity, empathy, and giving to our children is to model the behavior, talk about it often, and openly encourage it.

Books :

• The Giving Tree
• Strega Nona's Harvest
• Pass it On
• Have you filled a Bucket Today?
• Rainbow Fish
• Hats of Faith
• The Invisible Boy

Links, lists, and References
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