To become more self-aware, you may think that taking a good look in the mirror would be helpful, or perhaps asking for insights from family and friends might offer insight. If you’re a parent, you may find the answers you’re looking for in your children. Every parent has experienced that delightful—or alarming—moment when their child reflects back to them their own behavior or quirks. Children seem to have a magical ability to act as mirrors. They can reflect their parents’ deepest insecurities, habits, notions, and personality traits. Seeing yourself in your children can be amusing, endearing, infuriating, or embarrassing. Most of all, it can be informative. One way to improve the harmony in your home along with your level of self-awareness is to recognize this phenomenon that your children will mirror back to you the very characteristics you might need to see in yourself. When they do, you may find …