{"id":15547,"date":"2016-06-28T07:43:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T12:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=15547"},"modified":"2023-08-17T15:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:58:24","slug":"whos-been-watching-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2016\/06\/28\/whos-been-watching-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s Been Watching You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My husband came home from work last week and told me about <strong>a song he&#8217;d heard in the operating room<\/strong> that he knew I was going to love.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Watching-You.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Who&#039;s Been Watching You?\"   class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Watching-You.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Watching-You.png?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Watching-You.png?resize=250%2C155&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The song was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2uzK3VwzraM?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watching You<\/a>&#8221; by Rodney Atkins, and <strong>he was 100% right<\/strong>: I <em>do<\/em> love it. If you&#8217;re not already familiar with it, you can hear it in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2uzK3VwzraM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the video<\/a> embedded below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"674.6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2uzK3VwzraM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The songwriter&#8217;s discovered one of the most important principles of parenting: For good or for bad, <strong>kids learn much more by <em>watching<\/em> their parents&#8217; interactions than by <em>listening<\/em> to their instructions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Values, as they say, are more easily &#8220;caught&#8221; than &#8220;taught.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I was reminded of that fact earlier this month when my children were getting ready for Father&#8217;s Day. I&#8217;d given them a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/free-fathers-day-printables\/\">5 Things I Love about My Dad<\/a> printable to fill out for their dad, and<strong> I was touched to read what one of my sons wrote<\/strong> in the #1 slot:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/What-I-Love-about-My-Dad.jpg?resize=575%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"What I Love about My Dad - my son&#039;s #1 answer\" width=\"575\" height=\"426\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/What-I-Love-about-My-Dad.jpg?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/What-I-Love-about-My-Dad.jpg?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/What-I-Love-about-My-Dad.jpg?resize=250%2C185&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that terrific? When asked to list the things he admires and appreciates most in his father, <strong>his #1 answer is the fact that DAD LOVES MOM.<\/strong> That fact is obvious, even to the youngest members of our family. There is no question in their minds that that much is true.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure what would top my child&#8217;s list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2019\/05\/08\/free-mothers-day-printables\/\">things he likes about his mother<\/a>, but I&#8217;m doing my best to <strong>make sure he knows that Dad&#8217;s love is fully and enthusiastically reciprocated by Mom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After all, <strong>our children are watching us<\/strong>. They see our actions, they hear our words, and they observe how we respond to the people and circumstances that surround us.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Quotes-LL-A-Living-Marriage-Book.jpg?resize=900%2C1250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;You relationship to your husband may be the only marriage book your children ever read. What lessons will they take with them when they leave home?&quot; - Jennifer Flanders\" width=\"900\" height=\"1250\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Quotes-LL-A-Living-Marriage-Book.jpg?resize=737%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 737w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Quotes-LL-A-Living-Marriage-Book.jpg?resize=600%2C833&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Quotes-LL-A-Living-Marriage-Book.jpg?resize=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Quotes-LL-A-Living-Marriage-Book.jpg?resize=250%2C347&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Quotes-LL-A-Living-Marriage-Book.jpg?w=1386&amp;ssl=1 1386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The life we live before them as husband and wife is <strong>the first and most impactful &#8220;marriage book&#8221; they&#8217;ll ever read.<\/strong> Let&#8217;s make sure the lessons we are teaching them are good ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/294wQfq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ad-Revitalize-Your-Relationship.png?resize=900%2C490&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Revitalize your relationship\" width=\"900\" height=\"490\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ad-Revitalize-Your-Relationship.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ad-Revitalize-Your-Relationship.png?resize=600%2C327&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ad-Revitalize-Your-Relationship.png?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ad-Revitalize-Your-Relationship.png?resize=250%2C136&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My husband came home from work last week and told me about a song he&#8217;d heard in the operating room that he knew I was going to love. 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