stages of moral development
...rected toward children. It teaches them the distinction between right and wrong. The child learns if they do something wrong like steal then they will get punished. The children do not see whether they should steal or not as a moral judgment, instead, they see it as what the big people say to do. Children are too young to make moral decisions. The third stage, the crowd is king and always wins, is directed toward teenagers. Teens see morality more than simple deeds. The teens believe that they should live up to the expectations of the family and community and behave in good ways. The teens start to develop good motives and feelings such as love, trust, and concern for others. Teens are old enough where they can make good moral decisions. Moral thinking resides in performing the right role, in maintaining the conventional order and expectancies of others as a value in its own right. Teenagers do not need someone telling them what to do and what decisions to compose. Teens would not respond well to that because they feel that they can make responsible decisions on their own. The difference between the two stages is apparent. The fist stage is directed toward children while the third stage is intended for teenagers. Kohlberg says that we should punish children that are at stage one much differently than we would for someone at stage three. For the child at stage one, Kohlberg says that we should punish him or her with rules or physical authority. Kohlberg says for the teen at stage three, we should let him or her make their own punishment. He says they will make a good moral decision on what their punishment sho...