Lee Haney Quotes

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models.

We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching.

Children learn much more from how you act than from what you tell them. There are times this worries me - we parents are rarely the role models we want to be. True for life. True for driving.

Kids are great imitators. Give them something great to imitate.

I never asked my children to do something I didn't show them that I could also do.

Even if society dictates that men and women should behave in certain ways, it is fathers and mothers who teach those ways to children not just in the words they say, but in the lives they lead.

It's not about what you tell your children, but how you show them how to live life.

I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.

My theory is children don't do what you tell them to do, they do what you do. You have to always do the right thing because they follow you.

Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch what you do.

I don't think kids should have role models. They're disastrous.

Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say.

I think that the only way to teach is by example, as children will more easily follow what they see you do than what you tell them to do.

Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.

I've learned something about kids - they don't do what you say; they do what you do.

Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.

I make an active effort to remain a positive role model to kids. They need people to show them there's another way.

We are our children's first teachers.

We're supposed to be role models for kids.

I never told my kids, 'You've got to work hard.' I just worked hard, and they followed my example.

Kids grasp what you teach them, from crawling to walking, for everything they look up to their parents.

As parents, we must be mindful that our actions are matching our words.

What we are teaches the child far more than what we say, so we must be what we want our children to become.

I say to all fathers - be as good as you can be- because your sons and daughters will follow in your footsteps.