#4-Practice What You Preach

As Clarence B. Kelland said,

"“My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived and let me watch him do it.""

The characteristic of a role model is to practice what you preach and set an example for your kids. Here is where hypocrisy takes center stage. You can’t warn your kids about the dangers of smoking if you smoke yourself. You can't teach them to drink responsibly if they see Dad drunk on weekends. How can you impart the evils of drug use if Mom is popping prescription pills? You get the idea.
When you become a parent, you had better check your bad habits at the door!


If you think you are not being watched, consider the following by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan:

"When You Thought I Wasn't Looking"

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang up my first painting on the refrigerator, and I wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me, and I knew that little things are special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I believed there is a God I could always talk to.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you kiss me goodnight, and I felt loved.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's alright to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked...and wanted to say thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.

Kids may or may not listen to your words, but they always pay attention to your actions.

The best quality of a role model that you can have is to walk your walk and talk your talk. Anything less just doesn’t cut it.

1.)The Buck Stops Here

2.)You Had ‘Em, You Raise ‘Em

3.)You’re a Parent, Not a Friend

4.)Practice What You Preach

5.)When a Routine Life Isn’t Boring

6.)Don’t Deprive Your Child of Discipline

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