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 ...

When my two sons, now young adults, were in elementary school, on some days my wife and I were sure they were lying with completely straight faces when we interrogated them about the status of ...

A new study suggests that the way young adults process moral emotions is shaped by a combination of their own personality ...

The decline in moral values is a universal problem, although the extent and causes of decline vary slightly from country to country and from generation to generation. For example, a recent Gallup poll ...

Perception of morality in the U.S. hit an all-time low, according to Gallup, as religiosity and community decline and debates about abortion and gender transition procedures for children increase. The ...

Cultural traditions such as Christmas influence the moral judgments of children about eating animals. That’s according to new research from the University of Exeter, published in Social Psychological ...

Note: This article contains mention of violence, including violence against children. We’re publishing this piece alongside an essay by former Navy SEAL and emergency physician Daniel Barkhuff, “How ...