Children learn what they live

Do you ever wonder why kids do what they do? Behave the way they do?  

When our children are born we spend all of our time teaching them everything they know.  We teach them how to talk, walk, read, and even how to eat.  So why is it such a surprise to see how they behave? Where do you think they learned everything that they do?  Maybe the learned from you or from friends and family.

Kids are like sponges, they absorb and learn everything they see others do and they learn the most from those they trust. So think about it, when you raise your voice or get angry and yell at them, that’s the behavior they start to learn. They think this is acceptable and it is imprinted in their brain and as they grow up that’s what they do.

If you drink or do drugs around your children or they see how you act while you’re under the influence what do you think that tells them. Most people think “oh my child didn't see me drink so they don’t know that I have been drinking”.  Trust me they know everything.

Are your kids on your Facebook? What do you think they’re gleaning from all of your posts or your

funny drunk selfies?  Recently I saw someone post a picture of a marijuana joint and they said how pretty it looked. My first thought was..  do you have children, are their children on their Facebook? I see others posting pictures of their drunken parties and crazy antics while drinking. What do you think this tells your kids, your nieces, nephews and grand-kids?

With social media becoming the primary method in which people communicate don’t you think it is where our children are learning their behavior?  Look at all the racist, angry, hostile post we see from the media and special interest groups.  What impact does this have who our children grow up to be? Of course it has an impact, how else do you think advertisers influence your behavior?  It’s the same impact a college professor has on shaping the minds out our young adults.

Think about it, where do teenagers and young adults come to believe that pot does not hurt them? Maybe it was you, social media or even public figure.

So the next time you’re teenager disrespects you, raises their voice or smokes pot ask yourself.. who taught them this behavior?