Repeat after me. “You kids are going to do what you DO, not what you SAY.” I don’t see why that’s so hard to understand. But time and again parents thrust their children into my office expecting me to fix “bad” behavior while they sit in the waiting room playing with their phones. Okay, so what do parents consider “good” behavior? Mostly they want their kids to be cheerful, obedient, industrious, clean and quiet.
Well does that describe you, Mr. and Ms. Parent? Or do you come home griping about the job, serve fast food because it’s too hard to cook, leave your dishes and clothes on the floor and fall asleep in front of the TV? Or maybe you spice it up and scream at your spouse for a few hours about chores undone and cash misspent. You really want your kid to change? First take a good, long look in the mirror. You simply can’t expect your kids to adhere to a set of values you routinely ignore.
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