sorry, do you??

Yes, my wife and I try to treat our son, who is five, as an equal, as much as possible without blurring the lines too much between parent and child. Even if there are times when I've been a bit grumpy, I'll apologise and then explain that we all have our moods. He is the same also, and apologises after he's done stuff that he knows isn't right. I find it means so much, especially as it comes with no prompting from either my wife or myself.

The relationship between my grown up son and I is just like a couple of intimate old friends. We can chat freely and happily on any topic we wish. Since his childhood, if I had done any misunderstanding or blamed him wrongly I definitely would say sorry or apologized to him immediately and he behaved in the same way as well.

my son is just a year and half.. so he does not talk yet... but i make it a point to say sorry when i know i am wrong.. hopig he will learn the same... i dont remembermy parents ever saying sorry to any of us kids..

I do apologize to people if my daughter (2yrs old) has been rude or knocked into them because she isnt paying attention to where she is walking. But we also make sure she says sorry too. We have been very strict when it comes to manners. She needs to say please, thank you etc and say sorry when she has hurt someone. The other day I was cleaning up around the house and bumped into her as I walked past, and she turned to me and said 'oh, sorry mummy'. It was the cutest thing ever, but I explained that it was my fault. But it is good to see manners!

I do say sorry and apologize for what I've did if I had mistakenly misunderstood my child. My kids will also apologize if they did something wrong.

Hi Vanities, As parents we are supposed to be the models for our children. So if we make a mistake we have to say sorry, not only to our kids, to all otrhers also. Only then they will get the news properly. Anywhere they are, they have to be taught to accept their mistake and take the blame for it. It shouldn't be as if they can blame anyone else for what they did. They have to accept their mistake and apologise for it. This has not been carried out by most of the parents. That's why terrorism and other [problems arise in this world.