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How To Have Your Child Apologize And Mean It

How To Have Your Child Apologize And Mean It

March 16, 2016

Do you wonder how to have your child apologize and mean it?  We are so quick to force our children to say "I'm Sorry" that we don't think through whether or not there is true remorse.  Or are they just appeasing us in the moment.  But it's something you can change. "Tell your sister you are sorry right now," I said firmly to my 6 year old daughter.  The same usually ...

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to my firstborn..I'm sorry

To My Firstborn…I’m Sorry

March 14, 2015

To my firstborn...I'm sorry.  I'm sorry because you will always get the worst version of me as a mother. To my firstborn daughter, I would like to officially and on the record tell you I’m sorry.  I’m sorry because you will always get the worst version of me as a mom.  I say that only half jokingly.  For the first almost 3 years of your life, had someone asked me if I was ...

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