Maia Szalavitz on February 11, 2010
In Born for Love, we present the argument that empathy is a natural human quality like language—one that relies on specific early experiences to develop properly. We argue that when these experiences of nurture and human contact are present for children, families, cultures and economies tend to flourish. When these early experiences are absent, however—and this is increasingly the case in the environments inhabited by today’s children—creative thought, progress and economic growth are threatened.
In Born for Love, we present the argument that empathy is a natural human quality like language—one that relies on specific early experiences to develop properly. We argue that when these experiences of nurture and human contact are present for children, families, cultures and economies tend to flourish. When these early experiences are absent, however—and this is increasingly the case in the environments inhabited by today’s children—creative thought, progress and economic growth are threatened.