When parents admit their mistakes and apologize to their children, children develop self-esteem, trust, empathy and healthy emotional development.
Emotional Development of Children: In Indian society it is always believed that parents are right. Even if they make a mistake, there is no need to apologize. Doing so reduces their authority. But is it really so? Does a parent’s apologizing to the child diminish their authority? Psychology and modern parenting research believe that parents apologizing to children for their mistakes makes them emotionally stronger. Let us know in this article how this step of parents has a positive impact on the upbringing of children.
When parents accept their mistakes and apologize to their children, they teach their children without saying that anyone can get angry. This is a feeling that is normal. But not understanding or accepting your anger is wrong. Children learn from their parents that they accept their mistakes. Perfection in everything is not necessary, but it is important to learn from your mistakes. Children also develop the quality of understanding and accepting their mistakes and become a good person in the future.
When parents say that to kids, I was angry. That’s why I couldn’t understand you. Pardon me I will try not to make this kind of mistake in future. So the child understands the feelings of anger and respect. He understands that getting angry is not a crime and instead of hiding it, he learns to apologize. He works to improve himself in the future. He also develops the understanding that in future he should not get trapped in any kind of toxic relationship where his feelings are hurt.
Parents apologizing to their children increases both their trust and confidence. When parents apologize, the child is able to trust them more and that his parents consider his feelings important. He is not afraid to express his views or make valid arguments. Confidence increases in him. The child openly shares his happiness, fear, and every kind of emotion with his parents. There is no emotional distance between parents and children and the reason for this is to respect the feelings of the children.
The child is taught the right way to resolve his problems, fights and arguments at home or outside, right from his own home. When he has seen his parents making mistakes at home, he gets angry. After that, if silence, fear or anger is used to handle it, then the child also gets taught the same. But if instead of this, the child has seen solutions like admitting the mistake, apologizing and solving it by talking, then the child is taught this. He understands that there are differences in relationships but how they can be resolved in a right and positive manner.
Apologizing for their mistakes by parents makes them important in the eyes of children. The child learns that if we hurt someone we should apologize. In this way, the child neither behaves toxic with anyone in future nor gets trapped in a toxic relationship. Apologizing to the child may be a small step for the parents but it is an important step for building the future of the children.
