Time and again, crises are mentioned, such as those concerning family, youth, political morality, and the economic system. Is the cause of this a decline in values? Does our everyday behavior truly follow "higher values"? Is value education helpful? Based on insights from brain research, psychology, and sociology, the author sheds light on other, often unconscious motives behind our actions and inactions. The reader is provided with answers to questions such as: Do animals already exhibit forms of morality? What happens in the brain when we make moral decisions? What role do genes and early childhood experiences play? How do children become moral individuals? What contributions do parents, daycare centers, and schools make? Which personality traits, abilities, and behavioral tendencies in children promote moral actions and a good life?.