How to Be a Good Role Model

Children are always watching what happens around them, taking note of how the adults in their lives handle problems and deal with situations. With the amount of influence that kids get from their peers and from the media, it is very important that the adults in their lives model the behavior they want children to emulate. Read on to learn how to be a good role model.

Instructions

1. Model a healthy lifestyle. Take your kids on walks and encourage physical activity. Eat healthy foods, and do not engage in risky health behaviors.

2. Take your kids to work with you and let them see you in places outside the house. They will see how you interact with others and observe the results of your hard work.

3. Get involved in activities in the community and encourage your children to do the same. Allow your kids to see the world outside their home and get the satisfaction of helping other people. This allows your kids to be role models for other people as well.

4. Model healthy relationships. Don't let your kids see you fighting with your spouse.

5. Resolve conflicts with your children in a calm manner. Treat them with respect and listen to what they are saying.

6. Match your actions with your words. To be a good role model, you have to do what you say.

7. Make sure that you aren't unknowingly setting a bad example for your kids. If someone calls and you don't want to talk to them, don't tell your child to say you aren't home. You don't want to pass on the message that it is all right to lie if it is convenient.