"As David Brooks observes, "There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen--to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood." And yet we humans don't do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How to Know a Person, Brooks sets out to help us do better,...

Provides information and advice on caring, including giving to someone in need, cheering up a friend, and spending more time with parents and grandparents.

Helps readers identify their emotions and provides tips and advice on how best to express and deal with them.

Simple text and photographs show different ways of being helpful and showing that you care.

"Being compassionate isn't always easy, especially when your toddler is having a meltdown in the middle of the store. Or you've been assigned the intolerable client that no one else in the office will touch. Or your sister seems to have nothing nice to say about anyone. Yet, the stories in these pages may offer you hope. Find out the role empathy has played in difficult--even life threatening--interactions. Complaining spouses, insensitive authority...

Describes some of the many ways of being a caring person, including showing your family that you love them, spending time with your friends, and sharing.

Gives examples of ways that people demonstrate the virtue of caring for others by showing kindness, forgiveness, empathy, and gratitude.