Banana Cake and Total Pain: What London Taught Me About Being Human

I agree. Please follow up with your suggestions for parents on how to teach compassion. Of course you story illustrates the first step. To Listen. This is the first words of the first commandment of the Jewish people: Shema! One small helpful tool I came upon recently is teaching children to be quiet with a simple practice offered by Thich Nhat Hanh and the print resource: A Handful of Quiet.