Making Apologies Normal
Apologies don’t weaken your authority, they strengthen trust. What’s the last thing you apologized to your child for?
by Meredith Miller
9/5/20251 min read
In many of our childhoods, parents rarely apologized. Admitting you were wrong was seen as a loss of authority.
But the truth is: apologizing makes you more trustworthy in your child’s eyes, not less.
When you say, “I’m sorry I yelled earlier. That wasn’t fair to you,” you teach accountability, empathy, and repair. And that's a cycle you want to start. You're children will see you as a person who makes mistakes and is able to own up to them. This teaches that no one is perfect and they won't be as hard on themselves when they inevitably make mistakes.
