A634.2.4.RB - Theories of Ethics
I feel that teaching my children to be good people is one of the most important things I can do. What is more important than preparing the rising generation to be contributing, respectful, and decent members of society? Instilling moral and ethical values in my kids is one of my highest priorities. I have noticed that as my children age I use different parenting skills. When my children were young it was easiest to teach them simple rules; “we don’t take things from people,” “we put our toys away when we are done playing with them,” “we don’t pull the dog’s tail.” For small children who may not understand all of the intricacies and details of specific situations it is best to teach them simple rules. It is also easiest to discipline when these simple rules are in place: “you need to take a time out because you took your sister’s toy.” However, as my children started to get a little older I began to teach my them to make good decisions based on the cons...