We hope our children will choose well, and we know, though we rarely say it out loud, that wise choices require more than a ...

What does a baby know about right and wrong? A foundational finding in moral psychology suggested that even infants have a moral sense, preferring “helpers” over “hinderers” before uttering their ...

In our previous post we discussed the development of the moral self and how our moral decisions shift according to which “self” is active (safety ethic, engagement ethic or imagination). Here we ...

Violence is wrong, lying is wrong and slavery is wrong.And yet people change their minds about them: They celebrate ...

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 ...