Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered

Born for Love is a groundbreaking exploration of the power of empathy, revealing how and why the brain learns to bond with others from birth.

This provocative book by renowned child-psychiatrist Bruce D.

Perry and award-winning science journalist Maia Szalavitz interweaves research and stories from Perry's practice with cutting-edge scientific studies and historical examples to explain how empathy develops, its essentiality for our development into healthy adults, and how to raise kids with empathy in a modern world threatened by technological change.

Born for Love uncovers the underlying factors of social problems such as war, crime, racism, and mental illness, while highlighting the deep connection between empathy and physical health.

This book is a stirring call to protect our children from new threats to their capacity to love and a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the true nature of human relationships.