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For more information on understanding sympathy, empathy, and teaching kids about feelings, see these books and web sites.

Michele Borba. Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
Associated web site: http://www.moralintelligence.com

Michele Borba. Parents Do Make a Difference: How to Raise Kids with Solid Character, Strong Minds, and Caring Hearts. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 1999.

Marshall Duke, Stephen Nowicki Jr., and Elisabeth Martin. Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishing, 1996.

Eisenberg, Nancy. "Prosocial Behavior, Empathy, and Sympathy." In Bornstein, Marc H. et al., editors. Well-Being: Positive Development Across the Life Course. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003.

Daniel Goleman. Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Books, 1995.

John Gottman. The Heart of Parenting: Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.

Schulman, Michael & Mekler, Eva. Bringing Up A Moral Child: A New Approach For Teaching Your Child To Be Kind And Responsible. New York: Doubleday & Co., 1994.

Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
PBS has a section on their web site under "Emotional Health" that is dedicated to dealing with feelings.
http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/parents

Zero to Three
Zero to Three is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is "to promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf." This page deals with relating to others.
http://www.zerotothree.org/ztt_parentAZ.html