Microdose: How to Apologize to Your Kids

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of apologizing to children after losing one's temper and how it models emotional repair.

It happened; you yelled. You swore you never would, but you did. You are not alone. There isn't a parent in the world who hasn't lost their cool, and honestly, it's important you did. Repair is an essential skill for parents to learn and to model for our kids.

Topics covered

• apologizing to children
• parenting skills
• emotional repair
• communication
• parenting challenges

Keywords

• apologize
• parenting
• communication
• emotional intelligence
• repair
• yelling
• parenting skills

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