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.

"Slow and steady wins the race." "What's right for one may be wrong for another." "Treat others the way you'd like to be treated." Morals have long been the conclusion of fables and fairy tales aimed ...

The other day I was talking to a friend about what she should get her niece for her birthday. I grew up loving books, so my immediate answer was a collection of fairy tales. The fantastical stories of ...

ABU DHABI, Oct. 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti researcher Bazza Al-Batni stressed on the importance of "folk tales" in developing morals and social values in children. These stories, being one of the favorite ...

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 ...