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In early childhood, young children develop the cognitive and language skills that permit them to reflect on emotions, talk about emotions, and convey feelings of empathy, the ability to understand someone’s feelings (Stern & Cassidy, 2018). Empathy stems from the perspective-taking ability that emerges with theory of mind. The child must imagine another’s perspective in order to understand how that person feels (Eisenberg, Spinrad, & Knafo-Noam, 2015). A secure attachment to a caregiver helps children develop the emotional understanding and regulation skills on which empathy depends (Ştefan & Avram, 2018).