Modeling pharisaism for our children

At Unveiled Face Mick writes about the dangers of pharisaism in parenting. So much of parenting is modeling the behavior we want our children to follow. But for Christians, do we really take into account our own sinfulness in being those models? Here's Mick:

There would always seem to be a need to teach children moral obedience (which is a good thing), but this a major pitfall if we don't take the necessary next step and teach them the whole gospel message; there is nobody righteous, not one - and DEFINITELY not Mummy and Daddy!

And that's probably the biggest link, right? The Great Legalism Trap is for parents to start setting themselves up as the example to follow. It may be very implicit and unintentional, but that's exactly how it ends up being. And unless we as parents do what C.J. Mahaney suggests and tell our kids often that Daddy is a sinner, and unless our homes are dripping with a rejoicing in God's incredible mercy in sending his Son to die for us, the moral teaching will certainly become moralism, and the gospel will slide out of our children's grasp.

I think Mick's on-target here. One of the best gifts my mother gave me before she died was sharing her rock-solid conviction that any righteousness she might have came from the blood of Jesus Christ alone. Today my wife and I do what we can to share that same message with our children.