What you SAY will have very little effect on your children. What you DO will be everything. The poem “Children Learn What They Live”, by Dorothy Law Nolte is SO very true! Remember YOU are the role model! You are teaching them how to be an adult, a partner, and how to choose a partner as well. You are passing on your morals, values, faith, and . . . "Do as I say, not as I do" has never been an effective strategy. The only thing that teaches a child is that the "bad" behavior is okay for adults. Pass on your positive attributes, and when you fail, apologize and let them know that you recognize the wrong, and what you are doing to improve! This will be a tremendous blessing for your children!