There are times you will be given intuition, you just know something, and you can't explain it. Don't override it. Don't talk yourself out of it. That's the Creator giving you inside information.
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See, people are watching you. Especially your children. They're taking in every single thing you do. They are like video cameras with legs. And they are always in the record mode. They learn more from what you do than from what you say.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Children learn more from actions than words.
This quote emphasizes the importance of role modeling in parenting and teaching. It suggests that the behavior of adults, particularly parents, has a significant impact on children, who observe and imitate actions more than they heed spoken advice.
Themes
ChildrenLearningBehaviorRole ModelParentingObservation
In practice
Example use cases
In a parenting workshop, this quote might be used to stress the importance of setting a good example.
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