"...In all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works..." (Titus 2:7)

The power of example is seen in this illustration:

A mother and father decided to use psychology in raising their children. For example, at bedtime they would say to the children, "Would you like to take your doll to bed or your teddy bear to bed?" You see, the beauty of this is that in either case the child is choosing to go to bed. The whole system collapsed, however, when the three-year-old, who was never allowed to go out after supper, said to her parents one evening, "Do you want me to go out the back door or should I go out the front?"

Let us remember that our children will follow our ways.