I had my first experience sitting my son down for a "serious" talk regarding some of his naughty behavior at kindergarten. He angrily ran out of the room trying to lock us in. He's 4. During his tantrum, it was interesting to see how much of his behavior is modeled by the way I or my wife deal with our emotions during difficult times. They really do absorb everything. Mundane, but felt superhuman all the same when he finally understood his behavior was inappropriate.