For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's really important for children to have good morals and good manners, and that they're thoughtful of other people and that they learn the consequences of their actions.
Kids can sniff out a moral. They can feel the heavy hand of an adult.
When given age-appropriate challenges, children tend to take them very seriously; in fact, the more obvious the risk is, the more cautiously a child will proceed.
It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.
Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a child.
Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
It's important to show children love, affection and balance and invest time in their moral upbringing.
Ultimately, very few people parent their kids in ways that strike anybody else as reasoned, appropriate or sane.
Children are free moral agents and have a right to be exposed to a range of beliefs well beyond the rigid doctrinal confines of their parent's faith, and we have an obligation to insist that they be so exposed, at least in public schools, if not elsewhere.
Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than adults.