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Big and Little PodcastAuthor: Boston Children's Museum
A podcast about families and children, created for the grownups in their lives. Big & Little explores relevant topics ranging from play, learning, creativity, resilience, and health through interviews with people from varied professions and who have different perspectives and experiences. Language: en Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Roots of Empathy: Science, Strategies, & Stories from Boston Children's Museum & Making Caring Common
Episode 1
Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
How do we define and express empathy? And how might we help the children (and adults) in our lives learn to practice it for themselves? In this podcast series, we'll be diving into all the different spokes on the wheel of empathy and what it looks like in action. Kicking off the series, Boston Children's Museum's Vice President of Programs and Exhibits Melissa Higgins sits down with Dr. Milena Batanova and Kiran Bhai from Making Caring Common, a national initiative based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that's dedicated to promoting empathy and caring in schools, families, and communities. Together, we dive into what empathy really means for children—from the earliest signs in babies and toddlers to the powerful ways it shapes relationships, kindness, and even social justice. Discover science-backed strategies for nurturing compassion at home and in classrooms, hear real-world stories of empathy in action, and learn how families and educators can help children build the skills needed to care for others.
