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Originally Posted by BabyNicole
I don't "make" kids apologize. Just something I learned in college (teaching classes) that I agree with. If a child is truly sorry, they will apologize on their own. If it's forced, it's not sincere. JMHO.  |
I agree it should be heartfelt, but the way I explained it is:
"You said something very hurtful and the hurt can go away if you apologize..but you have to really mean it or it doesn't help the hurt at all".
If you just tell a kid to apologize, it doesn't teach them anything, they need to understand what an apology is and why it must be a true apology.