It is the sister programme to Roots of Empathy which is aimed at primary school children.
The programme is taught through a series of themes, each on a three-week cycle. The first and second weeks are taught by a literacy coach who discusses and reads books with groups of children no larger than eight.
In the third week, the children receive a 30-minute visit from a mother and a two-month-old baby. The trained family guide encourages the children to observe the baby’s development, to label the baby’s feelings and to talk about their own feelings and those of others. These cycles of teaching continue throughout the academic year.
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