Dcg slapped a child in the face. I saw it happen and asked her to apologize. She refused. I had her go sit for a min, tried again, still refused. This happened several times (sitting and trying again) until she finally gave in and apologized. I kept explaining to her that we have to apologize when we do something wrong.

After the first or second time, it seemed like it wasn't worth it, but I had gone too far to just let her not do what she was asked. Why do kids have such a hard time saying sorry? Is it something that shouldn't be forced? What are your thoughts?

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