We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.
– Jane Goodall

The Penn State Extension website includes an article titled, “A Skill Learned: Compassion,” that encourages early care and education programs to “support the development of compassion in children and those around you.” The article explains:

“Research shows that during times of emergencies, pandemics, and storms people turn to each other with a sense of togetherness, empathy, and compassion. Empathy refers to our ability to take the perspective of and feel the emotions of another person, while compassion is when those feelings and thoughts include the desire to take action to help. We can help children build their intrinsic sense of compassion, which is seen emerging as young as five months when children seek out helpers, by ten months when showing empathy after someone gets hurt, and by 14 months when they physically help those around them.”