Empathy and the Teenage Brain

BHTEN (Behavioral Health Training & Education Network) Riverview Place, 520 Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia

Do teens lack empathy for others? Is it possible to “teach” empathy to teens? One study promoted the theory that teens don’t take the feelings of others into account because they are just incapable of doing so. Another study states that involvement in social media has decreased the levels of empathy among youth. The reality