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MissAnn 04:43 AM 11-02-2011
I do not encourage fake "I'm sorry's"......

On the other hand.....sometimes I need to find a good solution. With hitting, I pay attention to the kid who was hit. I have the kid who was hit talk to the kid who hit him (if he/she wants to). Then there's this silence. I'm wanting to hear "I'm sorry" because I feel it's polite...even though I know it's not really heart felt. I ask the kid who hit.....what do you want to say? He shrugs.

So....at that point....what?

How do you handle it?

I don't listen to tattling. Instead I give the kids tools to know how to handle situations. They usually will go talk to the kid who knocked down their blocks (or whatever)....but the kid who knocked them down usually just doesn't care to say anything. I don't want to get involved.....my kids are all 3-5 years old and I want them to be able to handle situations themselves.

Just give me some suggestions or tell me what you do. I'm not big on time out but I'm Ok with redirection
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