Do you believe that kids get their attitude from their parents?
By sati123
@sati123 (184)
October 11, 2008 9:08am CST
As you all know by now(that is if you have come across my recent discussions) that we went to visit my mom last weekend. When we do visit them we really had a good time. My sister ask us to drive them to her in laws town, we do so and when we are about to leave my first born son said to my brother in law, thanks for teaching me how to play dota . Then when we went home, my son also said to my mom thanks for letting us stay in your home. It was really cute and I asked him he said that and always thanking people, he answered me because he always heard me thank people, like the one who deliver our mail, the one who deliver our water and all sorts. It was so heart warming knowing that my kids learn from me. It is really true that our attitude reflects in our kids.
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Do you believe so?
Do you believe that kids get their attitude from their parents?[/b]
8 responses
@Fedas777 (140)
• Ireland
11 Oct 08
Mostly kids getting their attitude from people with who they spend first 6-7 years. That's why i don't like to give my kids to mind for someone except our family members. They won't learn them bad things.
When kids getting older and going to school they get some things over there too. It can be good and bad things. But will they have them or no depend from you. If you don't spend enough time with kids they will keep it but if you spending a lot of time with your kids you can choose what you want.
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@echosoundz (856)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 08
I tottaly agree with that. Children tend to learn from their surrounding. I alway trust family member to give my child to. I always sent them to my parent house whenever I'm going out of town. I also very selective at choosing the pre-scholl as I don't want my kid to be influnced by a not healthy neighborhood. I must not all children in pre-school are bad but I already seen some kid who are not so well manners from the neighborhood and I don't want it to influenced my kid. It seems to protective but by the looks of todays culture I would rather he spends time with me.
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@jenboops (96)
• United States
12 Oct 08
I think kids develop their attitude through everything they witness. Number one being the parents and family. I do believe that manners are definitely learned from the parents and siblings first. I think that everything our children sees or hears is ingrained on them and shapes who they are. They also set examples for others. I think that confidence is the most important thing, it's way easier to be nice and mannerly if you confident and happy. Sounds like you got a good one.
JEnboops
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
15 Oct 08
Yes. To a certain extent, I do believe.
2 things make our character: Nurture and Nature.
The nature part we can't control as it's something that we are born with.
The nurture part is mostly influenced by people we see everyday (parents, grandparents and etc).
If the parents are rude to their own parents, chances are high that their kids will be rude to the parents and the grandparents too.
Good that your kids are so polite. You have taught them well. 
@sandra966 (269)
• Spain
11 Oct 08
Yep, I have to agree with you Zola.
My children are very well behaved, but lately, my kids have changed school.
Now, I hear things from them that I never heard before; they are very short tempered with each other, shouting quite quickly and talking with an attitude that was never there before.
Each time we hear this, we correct them, but it is an uphill battle - and this is only the start!
I think as they get older, it will get harder - deep joy!
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@Shar1979 (2722)
• United States
11 Oct 08
yeah i believe it as 80% of your child's activities are done at home. she learn a lot from her behaviour so whatever she see in her home...she'll do it too coz she will think it's right. 20% of your kid's behaviour are from school, park, mall, etc
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
Yes certainly! Our life is like a book that our kids read and they more often than not mimic them. So if parents are respectful they'd most likely raise respectful children as well. Children consider their parents as their hero and whatever they do they think it is right and has to be followed. We have therefore to guide and teach our children by good examples. Like you...you have been used to saying thank you and that is a very good attitude and your kids learned the same thing. That is very good.
@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
15 Oct 08
I always believe unto this discussion that when a Mother still conceived in their womb the child already developed an attitude that has been taken from the Mother's attitude when she is having the baby in the womb and when the child would grow they will learned from us parents the 70% percent of our attitude and the rest could be taken in our neighborhood or the people around us......
