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 ...

Aesop's Fables are some of the most famous ancient Greek tales with moral lessons in history, and many of the tales are used ...

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, ...

Espen Stranger-Johannessen received funding from UBC Public Scholars Initiative, The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF), Wendy K. Sutton Graduate Scholarship in ...

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 ...