The moral turmoil of adolescence and the intense preoccupation of adolescents with morality and will have not received the necessary attention. The meanings of the terms, morality and will, and their relation to the self system and to value systems are discussed. The moral dilemma of adolescence is seen as a clash between a strong need for self-assertion and an equally strong commitment to values, both of which normally emerge during this period. Recognition of the normal clash between self-assertion and value-rooted self-approval may facilitate the task of the educator and the therapist to help in the resolution of the moral dilemma to which adolescents are exposed.