7 Reminders For Building Children*
by S. Truett Cathy,
Founder and Chairman of Chick-fil-A
- Every child I know who overcame long odds and grew into a responsible adult can point to an adult who stepped into his or her life as a friend, mentor, and guide.
- Don’t be too concerned that your children don’t listen to you. But be very concerned that they see everything you do.
- Be so consistent in your discipline that you’re boring.
- Stop arguing in front of your children.
- You may think children have outgrown the desire to be rocked to sleep at night. They haven’t.
- Children will never believe in the covenant of marriage unless they see you living it with their own eyes.
- How do you know if a child needs encouragement? If he or she is breathing.
* Excerpts taken from Cathy’s 2004 book: It’s Better to Build Boys Than Mend Men
