Raising Children

"Frustrated, anxious, and fearful parents reproduce themselves. Bitter mothers who teach their daughters to be sweet and kind still produce bitter daughters. More is caught than taught. Critical, impatient fathers train up disrespectful bullies, unworthy of a mother's love.
The first rule of child training is to decide what you want your child to be become and then become that very person yourself. The second rule of child training is don't complain or be surprised when they turn out to be just like you."
  -   From No Greater Love