If these adults falter or behave ignobly, they know their kids will see; the same is true if they do well. They are exquisitely aware of themselves as role models. They know they are being watched.
Some parents could up their introspection a bit though, I’d say, in order to usher in a more moral generation. So important to think about long-term effects of all our decisions and lessons. The immediate result is of almost no consequence: its how you react to adversity and opposition that teaches children how to be. So important.
