Cultivation of Morality in Childhood through Practice

Abstract

This academic article aims to study the approach to cultivating morality in childhood through practice. The content includes the meaning of morality, the concept of morality, the theory of morality tree, and the approach to cultivating morality through practice for children who have been cultivated, developed, and promoted with four aspects of Buddhist morality, namely 1) in the physical aspect, children who are physically ready, i.e. they are healthy, can help themselves, do not harm themselves, do not harm the environment around them, and can live a normal daily life, 2) in terms of social aspect, children are compassionate towards themselves and others, i.e. children who know how to love themselves and know how to sympathize with others, have good social relationships, do not harm others, know how to put themselves in other people's shoes, treat others as you would want them to treat you, and share kindness with those around them, 3) in the aspect of emotion, children who are lovely and have appropriate manners for their age, i.e. children who are respectful, cheerful, think positively, do not use emotions to decide problems, and have a volunteer spirit, 4) in terms of intellectual aspect, children who are intelligent and use their intelligence in the right way, i.e. children who are intelligent but do not cheat, are observant, have reason, have imagination, and think creatively, and analyze and solve problems.