Children’s education
As a father to a two and a half year old, I sometimes encounter an internal conflict regarding my right to educate him in behaviors that I myself do not practice. For example, I enjoy drinking sugary drinks, but when my son asks to do so, I ask myself if I have the moral right to accustom him to habits that I myself do not see fit to change. Is it morally right to educate a child in behavior that I myself cannot abide?
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In my opinion, absolutely yes. It is done for him and not for you. If you fail, why assume that he is also hopeless? And if you fail, are you allowed to harm him? The question is whether this is proper education, and has nothing to do with the question of whether you live up to it. There are of course claims of personal example, without which the education will fail. These are claims on a practical rather than a principled level, and they are also not really necessary and not always correct. In any case, it is clear that in order to succeed, you should not do this in front of him.
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