'If we
don't
ease
each other's stress
through
caring contact,
we will all be
increasingly
distressed.'
Dr. Bruce Perry, leading child psychiatrist
and co-author of Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential - and Endangered
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'While we are
born
for love,
we need to
receive
it
in certain, specific ways in
early life
to benefit most
from
its
mercy.
We need to
practice
love
as we grow through
difficult social experiences
to best be able to
give it back
in
abundance.
The brain becomes
what it does most frequently
-
it is
shaped
everyday
by
what we
do
-
and what we
don't.
If we don't
practice
empathy,
we can't be
more
emphatic.
If we don't
interact
with people,
we can't
improve
our connections
to them.
If we don't
ease
each other's stress
through
caring contact,
we will all be
increasingly
distressed.'
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