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Jan 2022
9m 20s

How to Respond to Our Children When We M...

MICHELLE KENNEY, M. ED
About this episode
This week on the podcast I describe how I have tried to make repairs when I have behaved in ways that I know are not acceptable. We are all human and making mistakes is inevitable and also part of how we learn to do better. Modeling effective apologies and making amends is the best way we can teach our children how to take responsibility for their actions. I ... Show More
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