Admitting when you are wrong not only gives your children permission to be wrong themselves, but it also teaches them how to be honest when they are!
The basic idea of what kind of a man your daughter will want, or your son will desire to be, is a byproduct of your example in practical areas of life (not just the “big” areas). It is who you are in everyday life.
Children are much better at imitating something that they have seen than obeying a rule or spoken command. Not to mention that when you pontificate (lecture… preach… elaborate) on a regular basis, even with a righteous subject matter, your child(ren) will grow dangerously tired of it, and you will begin the descent toward exasperating them all the quicker.
I would like to say a few words about temper. I feel it is important to mention this because engaging…
Kids are smart, they can tell if you are simply going through the motions or if you want to be…