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Should parents ask their children to apologize?

  • Written by Craig Smith, Research Investigator, University of Michigan
imageApologies can help improve the feelings of someone hurt.Andrew Yee, CC BY

Have you ever felt deserving of an apology and been upset when you didn’t get one? Have you ever found it hard to deliver the words, I’m sorry?

Such experiences show how much apologies matter. The importance placed on apologies is shared by many cultures. Diverse...

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