Medical Xpress

The emergence of moral foundations in children's speech

A study of children's conversations with their caretakers sheds light on the timeline of the emergence of moral foundation words in the first six years of life in English-speaking children. Moral ...
The Conversation

Making the moral of the story stick − a media psychologist explains the research behind ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Arthur’ and other children’s TV

Children’s TV shows are typically designed to improve their viewers’ cognitive, social and moral development. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Saldukas/Released via Flickr To adult viewers, ...
theepochtimes

Born to Be Good: The Science Behind Children’s Inner Moral Code

Five-year-olds know right from wrong. In a 2025 study, researchers showed young children videos of robots or peers grabbing things that weren’t theirs or refusing to share. Then they asked a simple ...
Psychology Today

A Brief History of Moral Panics About Kids and Media

Whenever a new technology comes along that creates a revolutionarily new means of communication, the young glom onto it and their elders, or a highly vocal group of them, believe it is leading to the ...