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Developing friends and learning the responsibilities of teamwork prepares a child to be an active and contributing member of society and the world. Anger, fear, boasting, and shame are replaced by modesty, temperance, and self control.

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By doing what is good and right, a child develops good habits, making positive moral behavior a part of their personal identity; conscious choice is no longer a matter of chance, but a matter of responding in reasonable and virtuous manner as the best way to live.

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Nicomachean or Virtue Ethics is a moral theory based on the development of positive moral character by doing what is good, right, excellent or meritorious, with the result of doing human good.

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Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics also warned about vices of excess and deficiency. He believed that practicing moderation between these two extremes would lead to a happy, contented life which is the goal of every morally ethical person.

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Education is an important part of the process; the virtuous person is honest, respects good laws, and follows the principles of justice which help maintain a fair and orderly society.

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As the child becomes an adult, his or her conduct towards family, friends, colleagues, strangers, the community, and nature demonstrates the values of a kind and virtuous soul.

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Moral virtues include gentleness, generosity, and “greatness of soul.”  These are the ethical elements a child learns from parents, teachers, and friends.

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Children emulate their parents; thus, it the responsibility of the parents to provide positive role models and instill good moral practices throughout the child’s youth.

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Because humans are born with the capacity for goodness, the growth and development of a child’s moral character begins at birth.

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Over 2300 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle honored both his father and son when he wrote the “Nicomachean Ethics.” Passed throughout the generations, his ethical treatises are still in use today.