In recent years there have been a lot of articles about the importance of teaching children empathy. As a psychotherapist (and a mom) who specializes in relationships, I could not agree more.

Children are taught to obey rules, be polite and not start trouble but are not trained the correct way to assert and defend themselves. Being assertive does not come naturally to many children, ...

From the time my children were small I encouraged ... as having good judgment but lower on assertiveness had only a 4.2% chance of being highly rated as an effective leader. On the other hand ...

I feel like I could write a thesis about it," says Janine Kelly, curriculum officer at the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF). Cartoon ... sales are still being negotiated we ...