As a non-parent, I thoroughly agree.

Kids are born programmed to imitate others of their own species. They see you cleaning, they imitate the actions. Train em young!

I didn't have the opportunity to do that with Aden and Mav. Their useless father who couldn't get a job was at home with them while I was working. Aden was always too busy looking after Mav to help their useless father with any jobs he might have gotten off his arse to do, and Mav just thought he was king shit because he could get away with anything.

It took me many years to turn those boys around, but they're not too bad now, and getting better all the time.

Maybe I can get it right with Max. :)

Wyeth: That thing with the collar... how did you do that?
Bart: Like my saint of a mum used to say, "Get 'em young, and the possibilities are endless."
Wyeth: I thought it was the Jesuits who said that.
Bart: Probably got it from my mum.

I own that film. Intense.