... that we fit into society first we must learn how to speak the language and customs of our society (Davenport 1994). Moral development is our conscience and ethics children learn at different ages what is acceptable by others and what is not (Salkind1990). Ethical behaviour is not just avoiding punishment it is a way of behaving properly, it is being able to understand the needs of others as well as your own. Where altruism is the concern for the welfare of others and according to Piaget (in Salkind, P383) moral development and the development of altruism are like all phases of human growth, which occurs in a series of stages. Piaget is one theorist who studied moral behaviour in children, looked at their views on the rules and researched into their honesty and truthfulness. According to Bruce and Meggitt (p80) Piaget did not emphasise the importance of social and emotional ...

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