The Moral Life of Children

An in-depth investigation from the renowned child psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author: “Fascinating.”— Los Angeles Times Book Review In this searching, vivid inquiry, Robert Coles shows how children struggle with questions of moral choice. Bringing to life the voices of children from a rich diversity of backgrounds, including regions plagued by poverty or social unrest, he explores their reactions to movies and stories, their moral conduct, their conversations and relationships with f