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    EDUC 9F21 Practicum Assignment:  Building Empathy and Kindness in the classroom through Storybooks June. 19th, 2019 By: Yuen Ting (Angel) Yeung Rationale Kindness, along with honesty, gratitude and hope is identified as one the most valued character traits in North America (Karris & Craighead, 2012; Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2004; Binfet, 2015).  Research has shown that fostering kindness in young children is positively linked to physical and emotional benefits. Kindness is significantly related to happiness (Layous, Nelson, Oberle, Schonert-Reichl.,& Lyubomirsky, 2012). Parents also put more emphasis on making sure that their children are "being good" at school and being kind to people around them (Diener & Lucas, 2004; Seligman, Ernst, Gillham, Reivich, & Linkins, 2009; Wang & Tamis-LeMonda, 2003; Binfet, 2015). However, schools in North American are facing more challenges to make sure students are showing kindness to their peers. Sci...