Early start for baby 'teachers' [IrishTimes]
- Published: 15 June 2010
BABIES AS young as three months will be heading to primary schools in Co Donegal this autumn – to teach the older children.
The infants will be participating in the “Roots of Empathy” programme, which is designed to curb bullying and aggressive behaviour among older children.
Ten Donegal schools will become the first in Ireland to participate in the internationally renowned programme which started in Canada and aims to teach children about empathy by letting them observe the interaction between babies and their parents.
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