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 ...

Every parent’s primary goal is to raise a decent human, but didactic speeches about right and wrong aren’t exactly in the cards when you’re dealing with a kid who can’t tear himself away from his ...

Aug. 18 (UPI) --Anthropomorphic, or human-like, animals are often the protagonists of children's books. But new research suggests parents who want their kids to pick up on a story's moral lessons ...

A new paper published this month finds that asking that simple question can help young students get a lot more out of stories that are read to them. Teachers have been using stories to convey moral ...

Most adults and children know the story of the "Three Little Pigs," so I won't delay the point with a recant of this fable. Instead, let's go right to the moral: It is more prudent to invest (time and ...

Researchers monitored more than 100 4-6-year-olds Complex ideas presented on television proved difficult for them to comprehend Children’s television programming often contains moral lessons and ...

Once upon a time, you sat and listened to a story. And you still do this. Storytelling has always been a popular and powerful tradition in society—a way to transmit people’s culture, values, beliefs ...

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 morals, ...

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 ...

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