The chief reason that trustworthiness is so important in early childhood education is that it will set the tone for all future feelings surrounding the innermost confidence we have with others. To be clear, young children cannot be trusted in the same way that adults can – or should be – trusted. This is because they do not know about the world in the same way that older children do. In short, they don't do untrustworthy things out of malice. Rather they are learning all about the world around them, including issues surrounding trustworthiness. Parents and educators need to explain what being trusting is without scaring children about the potential pitfalls from trusting too much. In this sense, trustworthiness is about being socially aware. Sometimes good and bad things happen, but that doesn't mean we should lose faith in others. This can be a tough lesson to learn at a young age, but it helps with later development and the ability to cope at school.