Anonymous wrote:OP, there's generally too much chatter. You would all benefit from more autonomy -- including your daughter brushing her own hair. Here is how it should have gone down: Daddy hurts when he brushes her hair. She brushes it herself.
Op, generally: couples do not need to fight. People do not need to admit short comings. People aren't "wrong" to the point of needing to apologize. Your examples do not indicate that he his hurting you. Instead, he is sarcastic. It's another form of an eyeroll. It's not respectful and is a slippery slope but frankly it sounds like you nag too much or just generally nit pick.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Fyi for those of you in the "I never make my kids apologize because it's not authentic/genuine" camp--this is the adult you will get. You are forewarned.
BS. Helping kids see and acknowledge kids the impact of their actions is what a parent should do, and that is far from “forcing them to apologize.” Telling your kids “say sorry” is not teaching kids anything important. It doesn’t teach them to be empathic, it doesn’t teach them that intent doesn’t equal impact, etc. It teaches them that the most important thing is to keep the peace.
Anonymous wrote:I will give you the hair brushing thing, but who cares about the dishwasher? It's not like it's going to flood the kitchen if he opens it when it's running, he will just have to start again and close the door. Why does that require any kind of adjudication of who was right or wrong? It was the most minor of blips.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Fyi for those of you in the "I never make my kids apologize because it's not authentic/genuine" camp--this is the adult you will get. You are forewarned.
BS. Helping kids see and acknowledge kids the impact of their actions is what a parent should do, and that is far from “forcing them to apologize.” Telling your kids “say sorry” is not teaching kids anything important. It doesn’t teach them to be empathic, it doesn’t teach them that intent doesn’t equal impact, etc. It teaches them that the most important thing is to keep the peace.
I agree that it's important to teach them empathy, you are absolutely right. But if a child doesn't ever have to overcome the discomfort of saying they are sorry then they will never overcome that discomfort, even if they are dead wrong and they know it.
Anonymous wrote:OP, there's generally too much chatter. You would all benefit from more autonomy -- including your daughter brushing her own hair. Here is how it should have gone down: Daddy hurts when he brushes her hair. She brushes it herself.
Op, generally: couples do not need to fight. People do not need to admit short comings. People aren't "wrong" to the point of needing to apologize. Your examples do not indicate that he his hurting you. Instead, he is sarcastic. It's another form of an eyeroll. It's not respectful and is a slippery slope but frankly it sounds like you nag too much or just generally nit pick.
Anonymous wrote:I will give you the hair brushing thing, but who cares about the dishwasher? It's not like it's going to flood the kitchen if he opens it when it's running, he will just have to start again and close the door. Why does that require any kind of adjudication of who was right or wrong? It was the most minor of blips.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Fyi for those of you in the "I never make my kids apologize because it's not authentic/genuine" camp--this is the adult you will get. You are forewarned.
BS. Helping kids see and acknowledge kids the impact of their actions is what a parent should do, and that is far from “forcing them to apologize.” Telling your kids “say sorry” is not teaching kids anything important. It doesn’t teach them to be empathic, it doesn’t teach them that intent doesn’t equal impact, etc. It teaches them that the most important thing is to keep the peace.
I agree that it's important to teach them empathy, you are absolutely right. But if a child doesn't ever have to overcome the discomfort of saying they are sorry then they will never overcome that discomfort, even if they are dead wrong and they know it.
NP, but you do realize that people who don't force their kids to apologize aren't taking that stance because they don't think they should apologize, right? I never forced my kid. She learned it because we modeled it for her. We apologize. Like people. Sometimes she didn't apologize when she was little, but I found she eventually did, most of the time, and it was genuine. At 9, she almost always does when I think it would be warranted.
And how do others perceive your daughter and her ability to apologize?
I do think it's pointless standing there shouting at your kid to apologize but I don't think just modeling it is enough.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Fyi for those of you in the "I never make my kids apologize because it's not authentic/genuine" camp--this is the adult you will get. You are forewarned.
BS. Helping kids see and acknowledge kids the impact of their actions is what a parent should do, and that is far from “forcing them to apologize.” Telling your kids “say sorry” is not teaching kids anything important. It doesn’t teach them to be empathic, it doesn’t teach them that intent doesn’t equal impact, etc. It teaches them that the most important thing is to keep the peace.
I agree that it's important to teach them empathy, you are absolutely right. But if a child doesn't ever have to overcome the discomfort of saying they are sorry then they will never overcome that discomfort, even if they are dead wrong and they know it.
NP, but you do realize that people who don't force their kids to apologize aren't taking that stance because they don't think they should apologize, right? I never forced my kid. She learned it because we modeled it for her. We apologize. Like people. Sometimes she didn't apologize when she was little, but I found she eventually did, most of the time, and it was genuine. At 9, she almost always does when I think it would be warranted.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Fyi for those of you in the "I never make my kids apologize because it's not authentic/genuine" camp--this is the adult you will get. You are forewarned.
BS. Helping kids see and acknowledge kids the impact of their actions is what a parent should do, and that is far from “forcing them to apologize.” Telling your kids “say sorry” is not teaching kids anything important. It doesn’t teach them to be empathic, it doesn’t teach them that intent doesn’t equal impact, etc. It teaches them that the most important thing is to keep the peace.
I agree that it's important to teach them empathy, you are absolutely right. But if a child doesn't ever have to overcome the discomfort of saying they are sorry then they will never overcome that discomfort, even if they are dead wrong and they know it.
Anonymous wrote:He opened a running dishwasher?!?!
Confess! Confess! Confess!