The minister who keeps back hell from his people in his sermons is neither a faithful nor a charitable man.
J. C. RyleRead
Instruction, and advice, and commands will profit little, unless they are backed up by the pattern of your own life. Your children will never believe you are in earnest, and really wish them to obey you, so long as your actions contradict your counsel... Think not your children will practise what they do not see you do. You are their model picture, and they will copy what you are... will seldom learn habits which they see you despise, or walk in paths in which you do not walk yourself.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Children learn more from observing their parents than from their words alone.
This quote emphasizes the importance of leading by example when it comes to parenting. It suggests that children are more likely to adopt the values, behaviors, and habits of their parents when they see them actively practicing what they preach. If parents' actions do not align with their advice, children may become skeptical and less likely to follow guidance that contradicts their observations.
Themes
ParentingExampleBehaviorChildrenValues
In practice
Example use cases
In a parenting seminar discussing the effectiveness of role modeling.
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