Cohen L.J. Assistance to Parents in the Moral Development of Children

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Keywords: moral education sociopaths socialization empathy conscience compassion moral understanding motivation management

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Cohen L.J. (2019). Assistance to parents in the moral development of children. Preschool Education Today. 4:13, 60–63 (in Russian)

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Lawrence J. Cohen
PhD, licensed psychologist, author, speaker, and consultant, Boston, MA, USA

Abstract

This article is devoted to assistance to parents in the moral upbringing of children of sociopaths, i.e. those who violate socially accepted norms of behavior. Many parents are afraid that their children will not be able to become socialized. The publication discusses ways of interacting with such children. A certain model of conscience is used, which includes a number of components.

These include: moral understanding, motivation management, inner voice, empathy and compassion. The process of forming these four components of a healthy conscience is described. The need for subtle and delicate interaction based on the ability to see the hidden motives of children’s behavior, which allows us to count on a positive forecast of their moral development, is shown.