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Have you ever wonder why your child is acting like a wild monkey in the house?

Children are great natural learners and they learn best through observation and imitation. If our words say one thing and our actions another, our children will pick up on our actions and ignore our words. For this reason we must be very careful to live the way we want our children to live. Always remember that we cannot pass on to our children what we do not possess ourselves.

The old adage, “Do as I say, not as I do” is a recipe for parental failure. Our children learn much more from our example that they do from our words, especially if our example and our words do not agree. Words and examples that reinforce each other, on the other hand, work to great effect in reproducing our nature, character, and behavior in our children.

Parenting is powerful because it shapes the minds, attitudes, and actions of our children for either good or bad. An ancient proverb says: “Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right” (Prov. 20:11 NIV). Children learn their behavior by watching and imitating the people they see the most, usually parents, especially during the child’s formative years.

So, if by chance you see a little monkey in your home… then, it’s no suprise coz there’s a bigger monkey who’s living with them. Guess who?

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