A teacher in Canada became concerned about alarming rates of domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect. She identified an absence of empathy as a common thread through the violence and decided to do something about it. She created Roots of Empathy, an award winning program that systematically builds empathy in young children. The secret? Babies. The “tiny teachers” are 2- to 4-month-olds who, along with a parent, visit early childhood programs throughout the year. Trained instructors guide participating children in watching and deciphering how the babies communicate what they need or want to their parents, and how the parents respond. The children learn to articulate and label the emotions of the baby, their own emotions, and to recognize those emotions in others. Read more at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00094056.2020.1733858?needAccess=true