Sometimes, children learn their bad habits from parents.

I agree. Children look up to their parents and follow or mimic what they do. So as parents we must always be aware of our actions and of our words. We tell them not to eat junk, but they see us eat junk. We tell them not to say bad words, but they hear us say those words. Children nowadays are so intelligent, my 4 year old can already reason out to me. We should teach our kids by being good examples to them. Let us live what we preach.

I totally agree to you. In Chinese proverb, "A crab is teaching his sons to walk straight." From this proverb, parents are samples to their children. Our children are just like pure white papers. We as parents to our children should show good samples for our children to learn in their growing stage and do not tarnish these white papers.

this is very true. children do what they see. not what you tell them not to do. they learned from their parents and do what their parents too. then you do have those children who are just born bad....

Hi. megamatt. That is very true! That is why I always try to make sure that I watch what I say and do in front of my child. What is the most embarrassing thing about it is when my kids repeat what they have heard me say. I also find it very sad when kids or my kids will repeat something bad that they hear another adult Or child say around them. My kids now start to do what they have seen and heard, and I did not teach them these ill manners! We just have to be very careful when we be around our kids, and whom they tend to be around too.

that is totally right. i have bad habit to nagging and my little daughter have the same habits just like me. it is funny when i see five years old girl nagging to me and complaining about the things that she does not like... i have my mirror in my own daughter

In the eyes of children, parents are always good for they are dependent of them. Once bad habits are shown,they do follow.

This is true. There is a saying: Like father, like son. This is why as a parent, we shall be a good example to them. We are not perfect, but at least we shall be careful when we are with our children. This is why I avoid drinking soda water in front of my child. I will also tend to drink water. He shall learn more good things from us. I love China

Nature and environment plays a big role. if one grew up in an environment where smoking is allowed, then that is already registered in the mind and most probably that person will grow up as a smoker as well. I realized this now as a parent, i do not like to eat vegetables and when i had my first daughter, i tend to also choose what she will eat to the point that i gave her less of the other veggies i do not eat, since i only eat carrots, squash and some leafy veggie then that is what she only eats..and i realized my mistake there..now i am trying my best to eat whatever veggie is on the plant. Just last sunday, i did this veggie fritters, i fried them, i had beans stalk in it with sweet potatoes which i shred and i mixed it with chopped shrimps and put it in a batter of eggs,cornstarch, salt and pepper and voila! she ate it hahaha unknowing that its veggie! As a parent, i am alwys careful now on how i act, what i say, what i do since i know my children will copy and inherit those from me. responsible parenthood that is.

Yes as children are good imitators. That`s why as parents we must give good example. Let`s say, if parents encourage their kids to study or read but the parents are watching TV, so it won`t be effective. We also must be careful with what we are saying as children are more critical and they remember it well

Yup , many things a child did wrong in public or when growing up i think majority is from the family bad habits.Like being untidy , and especially the bad behaviour like bad temper and cursing showing violent nature and response fast to fighting and such is from the parents arquing and also bad movies shown to kids at young age.Also allowing them to mix with bad company can really corrupt good character.

Yes this is absolutely right the first effect on children is their parents. I have seen most of the parents quarrel in front of their child then child takes this habit and he is also started annoying on anyone. The first teacher of child is parents so they should take care of this that their child nature should good for this they should controlled their behavior .

What you say is exactly correct, many see from their parents and do it. Many parents smoke, drink as u said, this makes the children to remember in their mind for a long time. Some parents also fight in front of their child, do wrong affairs and teach bad habits. parents should be the role model and make them learn good things in their life and guide them

Yeah, i agree, parents are the first source of the children to form a habit they are the one i mean the first one to contribute to their children's behavior, what they have input in their lives would make an impact as they grow up, so we must as parents become an example to them, and try to practice the song with the lyrics practice what you have preach, if you want your children not to smoke, you should not be smoking as well.

this modern days and add up the easy access of new technology... kids may be bad as they could without the awareness of their parents. we all know that being a kid is the moist curious stage of our life aside from being a teenager. Parents become the bad example for the kids when they do have bad vices, they arguing in front of their kids or worst, their parents is separated. kids do get their behavior through their environment that is why parents do have the big role for shaping up their kids attitude. =)

I agree with you. I always see parents who will do things and then tell the kids not to do it. How can the children learn that way? I believe that we need to be the parent and watch what we do in front of our children. They take in everything and they will use it if they can.

You are so right about this. Children learn as babies to copy what they hear and see. It continues throughout their early learning years up to young adults. Parents should always watch what they say or do in front of their young children. They can't smoke and drink and not except their kids to want to try it or want to do it too. Thankfully as my dad smoked and drank when we were young we never picked up the habit and there are five of us. I guess my parents were lucky but most are not.

Children do follow the examples they are given. parents are usually a child's first contact and first teacher. it just stands to reason that children could learn their bad habits from their parents.

Something very true is, that children to as adults do. Children do not always do what adults tell them. Every human being is a role model for children either they are aware of it or not.

Habits are thae starting point of a bad behavior it ilicits some attitude that can become a violent in nature. For children they need some guidance as to avert certain behaviors they have to realized the length of their action, parents should be careful relating to their children so as not to immitate them.

Exactly, part of who we are is due to our parents. When we see them smoking, drinking, say bad words, what is inculcated in our heads is that, it's ok, that everything is gonna be fine. The problem is, parents tend to educate us the right way, they feed us with good values, right conduct, but the irony is, they don't show us those values. Instead, we see the other way around. So when we grow up, we tend to think that it's ok to smoke, drink mainly because our parents do it.