When we look back at the beliefs and practices of our ancestors, we are often shocked at what they found morally acceptable: the public torture of criminals, the trading of slaves, and the subjugation ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

What is moral imagination, anyway? These powerful stories bring to life vice and virtue in a way a child won't forget. Have you ever heard the phrase “moral imagination”? I’d seen it mentioned in ...

Adults often ask kids what they want to be when they grow up. A teacher. A firefighter. A ballerina. The list of career choices is endless. I like to tell my kids that they can be whatever they want ...

A tortoise beats a hare in a race because he continues to slowly race while the much faster hare gets distracted from the contest. Moral: Slow and steady wins the race. New Moral: Call your opponent ...

Lara Jean Covey and I deal with dramatic moments pretty similarly. Sometimes we bake and sometimes we pretend we're in a music video montage. Both are therapeutic and both got Lara Jean through some ...

There’s no drama in a perfectly healthy relationship, but then, no romance is perfect. Cinema as an art form might be accused of relishing the more harmful or abusive relationships because stories, we ...