WSJ: Vital Social Skills in Adolescent Boys – How to Cultivate Sensitivity
So biolgoy is the culprit for teenage insensitivity! That’ll force us all to take a BIG step back next time we have to deal with a selfish teenager… Maybe he just needs better “mindful” training!
“Cognitive empathy,” or the mental ability to take others’ perspective, begins rising steadily in girls at age 13, according to a six-year study published recently in Developmental Psychology. But boys don’t begin until age 15 to show gains in perspective-taking, which helps in problem-solving and avoiding conflict.
Adolescent males actually show a temporary decline, between ages 13 and 16, in a related skill—affective empathy, or the ability to recognize and respond to others’ feelings…
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Chez Froggie 