Via Christianity Today, the question for parents: “How do we actually go about developing empathy in our kids?”

A major point: “…the key to fostering moral development is to focus on your actions and not words alone.”

Apropos of Independence Day, what it was like to raise children back in the day: “At our nation’s beginning, childhood meant participating in the family’s provision of basic needs (for example, by working on a farm) while today, by contrast, most children’s activities are oriented around self-fulfillment.”

How to do it: “One of the best ways for parents to demonstrate the value of empathy…is volunteering as a family and finding ways to serve both local and global communities.”