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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't insist on the words because when you're forcing it the words lose meaning. What I say instead is "You played so roughly with Sophie that she cried. What can you do to make things right and make her feel better?" [/quote]

I don't care if she says the words "I'm sorry," I care if she is willing to say that what she did was wrong and take some step to make it right.  [/quote]

Different things work for different families, obviously, but I do insist that DD4 say the right thing as well as doing the right thing to remedy the situation. And I don't particularly care if she means it or not. Most apologies most people offer are not "sincere" by that criterion, in my opinion. They are just what is expected, and older kids or adults know that failing to offer an apology in a situation where one would normally occur only makes future interactions between the people more difficult. Social scripts are social glue that make it easier to interact with other people and maintain polite, productive interactions and relationships. [/quote]

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