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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by Terr_ on Thursday February 13, 2025 @04:02AM (#43034122)
The good news is kids are overall really good at modeling themselves after the adults they see... The bad news is it's hard to change oneself if you don't want them to learn it. ("Do what I say, not what I do.")
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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by silisili on Thursday February 13, 2025 @04:15AM (#43034178)
Spot on. A child will take every annoying habit you don't even know that you have, and put it on full display. It's quite humbling.
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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by bluGill on Thursday February 13, 2025 @09:20AM (#43036079)
Sometimes you can get a child to not get into your bad habits, but only if they are really bad. I know a women who never drinks because her parents were alcoholics and she doesn't want to follow their path. (her mother went to rehab for it, when she got back the first thing her husband did was pour her two shots and ordered her to drink).

Most of the time you are right though, kids see and follow their parents.

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