Forum: Children learn moral values through observing behaviour of adults

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the crucial role of moral values in education and the shared responsibility between schools and parents in shaping a child’s character.

While pre-schools cultivate crucial skills like critical thinking and creativity, the foundational values of respect, responsibility and resilience are best nurtured within the family.

Children are natural observers and imitators, constantly learning from the people around them. As kindness is often “caught, not taught”, parents and educators have an important role given the time spent with each child. Pre-school educators may have the most consistent presence in the student’s waking time, and it is important that moral values are reinforced in the school.

Qn: 'The most important responsibility of parents is to teach their children values.’ Discuss. (Cam. 2024 Syllabus 8807)