Attitudes

Our children are like mirrors - they reflect our attitudes in life.

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. Proverbs 20:7

A man was asked to give a commencement address several years ago and as he sat on the platform after the speech watching the graduates receive their college degrees, the entire audience began applauding for a student who had earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average. During the applause, a faculty member seated next to the speaker leaned over and said to him, "She may be Miss Genius, but her attitude stinks." The speaker later said, "Without even thinking, my hands stopped clapping for her in mid-air. I couldn't help but think, How sad."
No matter how beautiful, intelligent, talented, or athletic a child may be . . . there's no substitute for a child having a positive, loving attitude toward others! The foremost architect of that attitude is not going to be a teacher or a pastor, but the parents.
Be careful in the attitudes you "feed" your children daily. They become the diet of your child's mind, just as food becomes the diet for your child's body. Don't feed your children junk ideas, sour opinions, rotten theology, poison feelings, or wilted enthusiasm. Instead, feed your children with the best and most positive ideas, expressions of feeling, and opinions you have!

- God's Little Devotional Book