Moral Development Research Paper

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Moral development in early years

Morality is the ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and able to make the right choice. Children experience at home and the environment around them. The skills they get influence the development of morality in them.

The moral development of the child should be addressed in early years. We understand that everyone needs moral values, which act as guiding principles. Our children are taught to show respect to others. These morals values are reflection of the child’s character and spirituality. Parents are needed to role model these values because the kids will imitate what they see.

Respecting the elders, neighbors, the sick and others will help to strengthen the relationships. Good

Rules are thoughts of as real, unchangeable guidelines. As they grow older they develop more abstract thinking, and become less self-focused. They become more proficient of establishing more flexible rules and apply them selectively for the sake of shared objectives and a desire to co-operate.

Developmental psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg states that, the moral development of a child of this age is based on punishment and obedience orientation. They behave morally in order to avoid punishment. It is too much to expect them behaving morally.

The child is able to differentiate moral rules, social norms and personal choices at early age. They will see the moral rules are mad to prevent “absolutely wronged” behaviors that could potentially hurt or take from others. Social norms are rules about social-defined behaviors that are wrong or right. Violating these rules will not hurt others. For example Izyan knows that hitting Arfa is morally wrong, Because it will hurt her and make her cry. In the same way, Izyan knows making his hands dirty by cracking biscoleta at school is wrong. Because, his aunty probably will get mad. But, it’s not something that gets his peers upset or angry about it. Izyan is also able to identify the personal

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