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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Empathy is a ‘critical skill’ for adults and new research has revealed how a child’s upbringing can help, or hinder, them from developing it

Father and teenage son.

A new study conducted over 25 years has revealed how a parent's approach to showing their teenage child empathy can not only impact their kid's upbringing, but can in turn affect how their grandkids are brought up too. 

Parenting a teenager is an endeavour riddled with challenges for many parents. From dealing with and finding solutions for their 'disrespect and laziness' as well as helping them to prioritise their mental health while still encouraging those who don't want to revise for exams to do so, everyday poses some new hill to climb. 

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