They gave it a good beating for frightening them ... Encouraging these positive traits through animal moral stories for kids can help us grow into better individuals. 2. Why are animal characters ...

A moral story that praises a character's honesty is more effective at getting young children to tell the truth than a story that emphasizes the negative repercussions of lying, according to research.

As a teacher, father and children's book author, Jon Scieszka avoids books full of lessons. "Since the beginning of kids' books ... it was like: learn your alphabet, learn the colors, or learn ...

For more than a decade, I have studied just that: how to design media to support children’s learning, particularly in moral development. My research, along with the work of many others, shows that ...

Borba argues that we need to help kids develop a moral identity, not just praise them for good deeds. “To respond empathically ... our best hope to stop peer cruelty,” writes Borba. Her stories of ...

A moral story that praises a character's honesty is more effective at getting young children to tell the truth than a story that emphasizes the negative repercussions of lying, says the University of ...

Today, story time is still propelled by moral forces, but the issues have gotten a good deal more sophisticated. In recent years, publishers have put out children’s books with political ...