{"id":1280,"date":"2015-02-02T11:38:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T16:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2015-02-02T11:38:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T16:38:44","slug":"do-what-i-say-not-what-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/babysitter\/do-what-i-say-not-what-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Do What I Say, not What I Do!"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

It is probably fair to say that most adults know this old adage. The problem is \u2013 kids do not! And more importantly, \"Angry<\/a>kids do what their parents do<\/span> more than what their parents say<\/span>. That is right: you have your very own personal mini-me or maybe even a few of them.<\/span> Although every kid is different, <\/span>most do mimic the behaviour of their parents. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why is it i<\/span>mportant to recognise<\/span> this fact<\/span>? <\/span>It is important because you will need to be mindful of your actions as you will soon seem them reflected through your children.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, have you ever seen a kid being disrespectful to the family nanny or a babysitter at the park? Worse yet, have you seen your kid behaving this way? If so, have you considered where they learned that this type of behaviour? Yep, you guessed it; the kids learned to act that way from <\/span>adults<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The nanny or a frequent babysitter <\/span>is<\/span> like a member of the family. Would you treat any other member of the family disrespectfully? The answer <\/span>to that <\/span>should be no!<\/span> And so you should also treat your nanny and babysitters with respect and kindness. <\/span><\/p>\n

What does that mean? Treating someone with respect and kindness means:<\/strong> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n