Is compassion biological and innate in human beings?
Compassion is feeling concern toward another person’s well being. Recent research studies have revealed that compassion is embedded in the brain and biology. Humans are wired to respond to others in need and when humans feel compassion towards others they experience a chemical reaction in the brain that causes them to be more compassionate. Children will demonstrate sympathy as young as three and half years of age. Parents can foster the development of compassion in their children through modeling compassionate behaviors. Why is Social-Emotional Development Critical? Social-emotional development is the foundation for success in school and in life. It is a better predictor of adult success than intelligence quotient scores (IQ). Children who learn social-emotional skills early in life are confident, trusting, empathetic, intellectually inquisitive, communicative, and capable of relating well to others. Emotion regulation is critical to learning; when feelings are not managed or regulate
