Dialogue can be playful, serious, imaginative, or goal oriented. It can also provide the opportunity to question why. This is the foundation for caring for others. Next, practice caring for others. Adults need to find ways to increase the capacity to care.
Adults generally spend time telling children what to do or teaching facts.
There is little time to use the newly developed higher order thinking and to practice caring interactions and deeds. The last step to complete the cycle of caring is confirmation. Confirmation is encouraging the best in others. A trusted adult who identifies something admirable and encourages the development of that trait can go a long way toward helping children find their place in this world. Love, caring, and positive relations play central roles in ethics and moral education.