Children must have the opportunity as in school to see points of view other than their own. These are learned when studying government, or economics, for example. A child must have the opportunity to participate in groups such as student council, to understand a higher morality to move to the next stage. Without role taking opportunities a child s moral development is stinted. A group situation, such as school, where there is peer collaboration, shared ideas, intense communication, as well as adult supervision, is ideal.
Cognitive structures incorporate the ego and moral judgment.
Perception of self incorporates moral structures. Cognitive development alone will not develop the ego. Ego development alone will not develop moral structures. Basic development involves basic cognitive structures such as repetition, reinforcement, etc. This development results from interaction between the structure of the organism and the structure of the environment.