VALUE LANDMARKS OF 5-7 YEAR OLDS

Abstract

Children's value landmarks are a major factor in their personal construction in preschool and subsequent periods of development. This report attempts to assess the moral development of 5-7 year olds by analyzing the responses they received regarding a moral case proposed by the teacher. Placed in the same situation, children demonstrate different views about their peers' behavior towards others and how they would react to their loved ones (brother or sister). Their responses are influenced by the values acquired in the family and educational environment. The fact that they are an only child in the family, whether they have siblings, what is the value system of their parents, grandparents, also influences moral information.