Apologize, but Also Draw a Line

We all want our children to turn out well. One important part of this is to teach them to apologize when they have actually made a mistake and caused problems for others. This way shame can be turned into self-confidence in actually being able to admit mistakes. They are still good people, you know.

But also teach them to draw a line between what they’ve caused, and which problems that are actually caused by others. Unfortunately, the world is crowded with narcissistic people, who repeatedly manages to put blame for their mistakes on another person’s shoulders.