Babies are to be employed as 'tiny teachers' in classrooms in
Cardiff as part of a pioneering Action for Children programme to
reduce levels of bullying and aggression in schools.
Roots of Empathy - 'empathy' being the ability to identify and
understand another's feelings - encourages children to interact in
a nurturing manner by bringing a real baby and its parent into the
classroom over the course of a school year. Observing the
attentive, loving interaction between the parent and child teaches
pupils to better understand their own feelings and the feelings of
others.