Kohlberg's theory of moral development outlines six stages across three levels, showing how people progress in moral reasoning from obeying rules to following universal ethical principles. Parents and ...

Source: Artwork by Alexi Berry. Used with permission. Almost two years ago I wrote about cheating and deception (Incentivizing Lying). It was not well-received (less than a thousand reads to date).

“That’s not fair!” “She hit me on purpose.” “He’s not following the rules.” Issues of right and wrong come up in classrooms all the time, and it can be hard to know how to deal with them. Punching a ...

More and more schools are teaching students how to manage their emotions, in hopes that these skills will improve students’ behavior and relationships with peers and teachers. There is also evidence ...

Although adults’ sense of morality has previously been mapped, until now we have known little about what children care about, or how this might change as they age. Our team of researchers from the ...

Young people have probably spent much more of their time than usual playing video games over the last few months thanks to the coronvirus pandemic. One report from telecoms firm Verizon said online ...

There is a significant link between moral emotions and offending behavior in young people. Moral emotions are learnt—and more attention needs to be given to the teaching of morals in childhood to ...

Source: Artwork by Alexi Berry. Used with permission. Almost two years ago I wrote about cheating and deception (Incentivizing Lying). It was not well-received (less than a thousand reads to date).