Many bestselling children’s storybooks, like The Lorax, aim to teach kids important moral lessons. But do they work? New research suggests that they probably don’t, but that parents can effectively ...

In a Cambodian children’s folktale, one man is afraid of lawyers and another is afraid of filth. As the story goes, both are constantly bombarded by their fears despite their efforts to avoid them.

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Children's television programming often contains moral lessons and examples of inclusiveness, but children may struggle to comprehend and transfer the situations presented on an animated production to ...

Many of us learned the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’ in grade school. You will recall that once the mother pig sent her little pigs off into the world, the first pig built his house with straw. The ...

Lord Hanuman is deeply loved by children because his stories are filled with action, adventure, and wonder, yet their true ...

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Schools do not replace moral foundations at home — they reinforce them. When morality weakens at home, in schools, or both, no academic excellence can compensate for the damage to self and society. A ...

Many children are willing to make personal sacrifices to punish wrongdoers — and even more so if they believe punishment will teach the transgressor a lesson, a new Yale study published Nov. 23 in the ...