Resumen

ALPIZAR ALVARADO, Daniela et al. Importancia de inculcar valores en menores de edad como prevención de la violencia. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online]. 2011, vol.28, n.1, pp. 31-37. ISSN 1409-0015.

This work was done with children and adolescents of a leadership childhood program. Its objective was to teach those kids the importance of values, such as: tolerance, teamwork, friendship, respect, generosity, honesty, solidarity, perseverance, kindness, among others; as a form to prevent violent acts. Based on data collected through surveys, it was found that there were important lack sin terms of the values perception. And it also showed the importance, of the promotion of didactic and entertaining teaching, in order to achieve instill education and that this succeed to reach the mind of each child.

Palabras llave : Values; childhood; adolescence; education; preventive medicine.