The purpose of this research was to study the ability to influence moral
processing within families in order to improve their management of their
children, Thailand.
A three week activity was constructed concerning the moral processes in
empathy, honesty, discipline, tolerance and the sufficiency economy as
well as helping families share and learn skills. The various activities
were designed and organized to be implemented systematically using four
stages. Initial stage, using activities to build relationships between
learners and review lessons learned about child care and child rearing.
Experience stage, using case studies and discussion. Presentation stage,
presenting opinions and experiences to enhance learning and to develop
such until it is a new knowledge base. Conclusion stage, using
reinforcement, positive thinking and suggestions about child care and
child rearing by the researcher.
Sixty families, who had children 5- 6 years of age studying in
kindergarten in Thailand, were allocated half to the experimental group
and half to the control group. The research instruments consisted of the
lesson plans and ability assessment forms constructed by the researcher.
The data were gathered and analyzed by independent t –test.
The results showed that the experimental group had higher scores on
empathy, honesty, discipline, tolerance and the sufficiency economy than
the control group at a significant difference of 0.5 after the experiment
Conclusion: The four stage teaching method is effective in improving
families ’s moral processing for child management.
Key words: Moral, Development, Early Childhood, Families
