Children’s observations and interactions with the people and world around them shape their emerging sense of morality and engagement in kind, helping, and socially positive behaviors. What do parents need to know about how experiences with digital media shape youth moral and social development, as well as how they apply their morals online and offline?
Join Children and Screens for “Learned Behavior: How Youth Digital Life Shapes Moral Development” on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 12:30pm ET, the next installment in our “Character Matters: Values and Resilience in the Digital Age” #AskTheExperts webinar series. A panel of leading researchers will examine how moral behavior develops across childhood and adolescence and its relationship with digital media, what positive social behaviors look like in online spaces, and tips for parents and caregivers on how to encourage digital media use that encourages more empathetic and moral behaviors.
Moderator and speaker details coming soon.
The “Character Matters” series is made possible through the support of Grant 63314 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.