Navigating Moral Differences: How to Help Guide Your Child’s Moral Compass without Moral Righteousness with Professor Kurt Gray

Raising Good Humans

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4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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How do we teach our kids to hold strong to their values while respecting those who think differently? In this episode, Dr. Kurt Gray joins us to explore the delicate balance of instilling moral convictions in our children without fostering judgment. We dive into the research behind moral development, the importance of empathy, and practical strategies to help kids navigate a world of differing opinions.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:09.8	Welcome to Raising Good Humans.
0:12.1	I am Dr. Lisa Pressman and I am wishing you a happy, happy new year.
0:17.9	Welcome to 2025.
0:25.4	I'm so excited to share this episode with you with Professor Kurt Gray. He is a professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and his expertise
0:31.7	is in how to study people's deepest beliefs and why they matter for society, organizations. And I thought, how cool would this
0:40.9	research be if we could translate the science of moral understanding into raising our kids with an
0:47.7	understanding of their belief systems, your family values, and also the capacity to understand that other people may not share
0:56.5	those, and that doesn't make them bad people.
1:00.0	It's so complicated, so I really wanted his help, and he is so spectacularly skilled at talking
1:09.2	about this.
1:09.9	And he has a groundbreaking new book out called Outraged.
1:14.6	And it showcases the latest science to demonstrate that we all have the same moral mind.
1:21.9	And our moral judgments stem from feeling threatened or vulnerable to harm.
1:29.6	And we care about protecting ourselves and we care about protecting vulnerable people. And so when we have a different
1:36.2	perception of harm is when we get into trouble. I really love this episode. I think it's great
1:43.2	for when you're thinking about talking to your kids
1:45.7	about what happened at school on a particular day or a family that has different rules than you do
1:51.2	or bigger topics. So if you enjoy this episode, please write a little review on Apple Podcasts. So it
2:00.2	gets more out in the Apple algorithm.
2:03.8	And of course, if you have time to just do a quick five-star rating, and as always,
2:10.5	you can reach me on Instagram at Raising Good Humans podcast with questions that I can answer
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