Here's What To Say To Your Kid When You Know You've Messed Up

LOADING ERROR LOADING It happens to every parent at some point: We’re stressed from constantly juggling priorities, and our kid does that thing again. And nothing can’t be fixed.” Kseniya Ovchinnikova via Getty Images It might seem like a good idea to apologize to your child right away, but first, take a moment to check in with yourself. I shouldn’t have yelled at you like that,” or “I should never speak to you that way.” “We don’t want to say something like, ‘I’m sorry that you made me yell,’” said Lockhart. You want to reassure your child and connect with them: “Even when I’m angry, and I yell, I still love you.” “If you come away from a repair as a child learning, hey, even when something doesn’t feel good between me and my parent, that feeling gets resolved, and it goes away, and I feel safe again with them. Now could be the moment for a hug, if that’s something your child might want, or another gesture “communicating that you care about the impact that having on your child,” said Graham.