Keep the bedtime story: A daily reading ritual improves empathy and creativity in children.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC12788668 · PMID 41511944

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We found that cognitive empathy showed significant improvement after daily picture book reading over a two-week period, while emotional empathy did not reach statistical significance.

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