Should You Make Your Child Say Sorry?

When your child does something 'mean' to another - especially if they're young - what do you do? 

It can be so tempting to force them to say 'Sorry", can't it?  After all, we want our children to:
- learn to be kind to others
- realise the impact of their actions
- feel remorse
- not do the action again

We're also often embarrassed (mortified is probably the better word!) that our child has been awful, and worried that they will turn into a rude, insensitive adult if we don't teach them to be kind from a young age.

But does making them say "sorry" achieve any of that?

And if it doesn't, what can we do instead?

Watch to find out.