If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, (36)________to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky. If you say to your children "I’’m sorry I got (37)________with you, but..." what follows that "but" can render the apology ineffective; "I had a bad day" or "your (38)________was giving me a headache" leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be (39)________for his bad behavior instead of expecting an apology. Another method by which people appear to apologize without (40)________doing so is to say "I’’m sorry you’’re upset"; this suggests that you are somehow at (41)________for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. Then there is the general, all (42)________apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was (43)________hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. (44)________________. But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. (45)________________. And that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, (46)________________.

2022-06-15

If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, (36)to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky. If you say to your children "I’’m sorry I got (37)with you, but..." what follows that "but" can render the apology ineffective; "I had a bad day" or "your (38)was giving me a headache" leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be (39)for his bad behavior instead of expecting an apology. Another method by which people appear to apologize without (40)doing so is to say "I’’m sorry you’’re upset"; this suggests that you are somehow at (41)for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. Then there is the general, all (42)apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was (43)hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. (44). But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. (45). And that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, (46)________.

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