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Shaping Environments Where Children Thrive
Founded by Laura Engel—featured in Chris Voss’s upcoming book—Empathys™ helps adults communicate with young children using proven tools that build trust, emotional intelligence, and self-regulation.
Applying World-Class CommunicationStrategies to Early Childhood
Chris Voss, former FBI hostage negotiator, bestselling author of Never Split the Difference, and founder of The Black Swan Group, transformed the way the world approaches negotiation. His proven strategies are used by top leaders, executives, and law enforcement to navigate high-stakes conversations under pressure.
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Laura Engel applies those same FBI-backed communication strategies where they matter most—early childhood.
As an educator and founder of Empathys™, she has spent years helping parents, caregivers, and businesses master communication in the moments that shape a child’s brain for life.
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These are the same tools used to navigate crisis negotiations—reshaped to help adults guide children, build trust, and strengthen every relationship they have.
Young children learn through observation. The way adults communicate wires their brains for emotional intelligence, trust, and problem-solving.
Most adult-child conflicts stem from miscommunication. Empathys helps adults shift from reaction to understanding—creating calmer, more connected interactions.
The earlier we model empathy and self-regulation, the stronger the foundation.
Empathys ensures the adults in a child’s life communicate with clarity, patience, and connection.
The Science of Brain Development Meets
the Art of Communication
"The strongest leaders, the most effective communicators, and the most emotionally intelligent adults all started with one thing: the right environment as children."
Children between the ages of 0-5 experience the most rapid brain development of their lives.
During this time, they absorb behaviors, emotions, and communication patterns from the adults around them—wiring their brains for the future.
Empathys™ helps adults create spaces where children develop emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and communication—skills that top leaders work to refine later in life.
Empathys is the driving force behind our business. Creating a safe, trust-driven environment for parents and children is a non-negotiable. Their training gives our leaders the tools to model self regulation and Tactical Empathy from the top down in a way that blends connection and confidence with accountability.
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It’s a critical foundation for the culture and environment we aim to create and sustain.
Services
Empathys provides professional training and consulting to businesses, educators, and caregivers working with children ages 0-5. Our programs focus on empathy-driven communication, child development strategies, and creating safe environments for children.
