Let's Talk About Empathy

Help kids understand feelings from another person’s point of view with this gentle, practical book by family therapist Dr Libby Aitken. Simple prompts, questions and warm illustrations make it easy to start everyday chats about caring, listening and kindness.

Why families love it

• Builds an empathy toolkit: noticing feelings, perspective-taking, kind actions
• Encourages active listening and respectful conversations
• Great for bedtime chats, after tricky moments, or calm corners
• Screen-free, therapist-informed content that’s easy to use at home or school

What’s inside

• Short explanations and kid-friendly questions on empathy
• Illustrated scenes to spark discussion and reflection
• Gentle reminders for grown-ups to guide conversations with compassion

Perfect for

• Home libraries, classrooms, counsellors, therapy waiting rooms & wellbeing programs
• Pairing with emotion check-ins, calm corners and social-skills lessons