7 Surprising Habits That Secretly Make You an Incredible Parent—Are You Doing Them Without Realizing It?
According to the team at As They Grow, modeling the act of apologizing shows kids that everyone slips up sometimes, and what truly matters is how we handle those mistakes.
If you’ve ever knelt down to your child’s eye level and said, “I shouldn’t have shouted, and I’m sorry,” then you’re teaching them to own their actions in the most respectful way possible.
It’s a lesson that no lecture could ever fully convey—and it shows you value their feelings just as much as you value your own.
4. You encourage independence
I remember the first time I let my son pour his own cereal. It was equal parts empowering and nerve-wracking. Would he spill the milk? Would he remember to shut the fridge door?
