7 Surprising Habits That Secretly Make You an Incredible Parent—Are You Doing Them Without Realizing It?
If you’re worried you’re being too strict, remember that a little consistency can be the comforting hug your child needs after a chaotic day.
3. You apologize when you make mistakes
Apologies are terribly hard to do, aren’t they? And as parents, we often fall into the trap of thinking, nah, I don’t have to do that.
But apologizing to our kids when we make mistakes is actually one of the wisest moves we could ever make.
Why?
Because it teaches them two important things: responsibility and empathy.