Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective A simple house rule can help you to protect your child’s dignity while still keeping your standards firm.…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective Re-entering a classroom after having made a public mistake can feel like walking back onto a stage under…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective When siblings drag up an old mistake to try and win a current argument, it can turn a…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective Children naturally copy the way that we talk about mistakes. If we use harsh labels and drama, they…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective Public mockery can feel like a real danger to a child. Your aim is to protect their dignity…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective Some children experience any form of public correction as a deep humiliation, not as guidance. Your aim in…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective When a relative reacts to your child’s misbehaviour with phrases like, ‘You are so naughty,’ or, ‘Shame on…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective Firm correction does not need to involve harsh labels. Your goal is to keep your child’s sense of…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective A child who is sure they will be mocked or publicly exposed after making a mistake is not…
Helping Children Deal with Guilt or Regret
Parenting Perspective When a child whispers, ‘Will you still love me?’, after they have made a mistake, they are not…