Describe at least three general child-rearing factors that are thought to contribute to altruism in children
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Children who are assigned responsibilities, such as caring for younger siblings, tend to be more altruistic. (2) Altruism can be increased by direct material reinforcement in the short term or (3) in the long term by verbal reinforcement if administered by a warm and charitable person the child likes and respects. (4) Children who are encouraged to play cooperative games with group goals may become more cooperative and also more likely to engage in other altruistic behaviors such as sharing. (5) Parents who use "altruistic exhortations" and who "practice what they preach" tend to produce altruistic children. (6) Persuading a child to think of him- or herself as generous, helpful, kind, nice, and so on can increase altruism. Finally, (7) empathy training can increase altruism and altruistic behaviors even for very young children. Empathy training involves encouraging the child to role-take and to experience the other person's distress.
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