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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
just had a weird parenting milestone, the 5-year-old "committed his first crime" - nicked a box of tic tacs at the supermarket 😱 hard to hide such noise so it was discovered at home quickly and my knee jerk response was to yell, drag him back to return the item and apologize, but he was scared and crying so the very kind manager ended up saying it "wasn't a big deal" pretty sure this is a rite of passage for many kids, i won't pretend to have been so virtuous myself! but still feeling disappointed that my son, who's been told to reflect and sent to bed, didn't actually say sorry in the end...
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killjoy.eth
@killjoy
Rough! Saying sorry was (and continues to be) a huge struggle for my eldest, but I think the truth is some kids just aren't emotionally mature enough by 5 to grasp the importance of it. We can force them to go through the ritual, but if they aren't ready it's a hollow gesture. Expressing disappointment, and explaining to them what the proper behaviour is is probably enough IMO. Sometimes I find I'm forcing my kid to say sorry just to perform "good parent" in front of others rather than because it's actually beneficial.
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
>Sometimes I find I'm forcing my kid to say sorry just to perform "good parent" in front of others rather than because it's actually beneficial 100% this was me, and it was even more frustrating because my thinking was, "this is such a simple out he has" honestly, i still want and will probably demand the "hollow gesture" but i guess i'm gonna have to settle for "explaining to them" part and hope for the best 🤣 1000 $degen
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