Nursery World - Doing good

Rewards and incentives that settings can use for teaching children to follow shared moral rules are described by Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan Q We work in a big nursery and our children come from a very wide range of cultures and backgrounds. We would appreciate some suggestions about the best way to teach moral values without upsetting parents and carers.

Q We work in a big nursery and our children come from a very wide range of cultures and backgrounds. We would appreciate some suggestions about the best way to teach moral values without upsetting parents and carers.

A How welcome it is to know that so many nurseries are committed to nourishing their children's moral and social development.

It is easy to feel confused and dismayed by all the reports of tension that we see in the news. Life can feel like such a minefield of cultural differences that we aren't sure about the right thing to do and become anxious. But in terms of basic moral values we have more in common than it might initially seem. Whether on the other side of the globe or a few streets away, the world's population lives by much the same basic set of moral 'rules'. These are fundamental values that children need to learn because they bind humanity together and help us live in harmony. If our communities are to work well, we need to look after one another and make sure each member is treated with respect.

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