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Episode 3201:
Adina Soclof explains why forcing children to apologize tends to teach insincerity and spark power struggles, and why it helps to aim instead for genuine remorse and repair. She offers four ways to get there: giving the child the benefit of the doubt, following words with actions, planning for next time, and modeling real apologies as a parent. It is practical parenting advice for raising kids who know how to make things right in their relationships.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://parentingsimply.com/1906/
Quotes to ponder:
"Unfortunately, forcing children to apologize teaches children to be insincere."
"To avoid that we need to be as gentle with the perpetrator as we are with the victim."
"Children need to see their parents be genuinely contrite in order to learn the meaning of being truly remorseful."
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