Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families #1226 - Forcing Kids To Apologise (R)
Apr 13, 2025
17:00
Should we be making our children apologise when they do the wrong thing? What does a sincere apology look like?
In this episode:
- Parental Guidance (S1): “Forcing children to apologise is teaching children to lie”
- Victim mentality
- People pleasing
- Ruptured relationships
- The Parenting Revolution, by Dr Justin Coulson
- Motivation Continuum - extrinsic, introjected, identified, integrated, intrinsic
- Is It Wrong to Tell Kids to Apologize? | The Atlantic
- Theory of Mind
- Why do children apologise under coercion?
- Feeling seen, heard, and valued
- Repairing relationships
- Why don't kids want to apologise?
- 4 components of a sincere apology
Related links:
- Should we Force our Children to Say 'Sorry'
- Carrots & Sticks: How Rewards and Punishments Hurt Our Kids, and What to do Instead [Webinar]
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