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Born for Love : Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered, EPUB eBook

Born for Love : Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered EPUB

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The groundbreaking exploration of the power of empathybyrenowned child-psychiatristBruce D. Perry, co-author, with Oprah Winfrey, ofWhat Happened to You?

Born for Lovereveals how and why the brain learns to bond with othersand is a stirring call to protect our children from new threats to their capacity to love.

Empathy, and the ties that bind people into relationships, are key elements of happiness.Born for Loveis truly fascinating. Gretchen Rubin, author ofThe Happiness Project

From birth, when babies' fingers instinctively cling to those of adults, their bodies and brains seek an intimate connection, a bond made possible byempathythe ability to love and to share the feelings of others.

In this provocative book, psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry and award-winning science journalist Maia Szalavitz interweave research and stories from Perry's practice with cutting-edge scientific studies and historical examples to explain how empathy develops, why it is essential for our development into healthy adults, and how to raise kids with empathy while navigating threats from technological change and otherforces in the modern world.

Perry and Szalavitz show that compassion underlies the qualities that make society worktrust, altruism, collaboration, love, charityand how difficulties related to empathy are key factors in social problems such as war, crime, racism, and mental illness. Even physical health, from infectious diseases to heart attacks, is deeply affected by our human connections to one another.

AsBorn for Lovereveals, recent changes in technology, child-rearing practices, education, and lifestyles are starting to rob children of necessary human contact and deep relationshipsthe essential foundation for empathy and a caring, healthy society. Sounding an important warning bell,Born for Loveoffers practical ideas for combating the negative influences of modern life and fostering positive social change to benefit us all.

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