Not saying sorry...ever
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My toddler refuses to say sorry too, I’m not sure if they get embarrassed by it or it’s a bit of a defiance thing. We don’t really try to get him to say it, I’m sure he will when he’s bigger and understands it
@Irita my LG would rather go timeout than say if. I thought principles were supposed to come out later on? 🤫
Our boy does say sorry sometimes, but I can tell he doesn't understand what it means and just says it because we ask him to. I have heard that they're not able to understand the concept of apologising at this age yet, and I think it is connected to developing empathy, which only happens around the age of 5. I'm not sure if this is helpful. I sometimes find it useful to know that my little one is not able to do certain things yet as opposed to he doesn't want to do them.
My girl will say it but only because we’ve told her to. Still too young yet to actually get what it means. I don’t force it anymore and just explain what she did wrong
Agree with above. Forcing an apology is not an apology and can teach them to try to appease us. I think it’d better to explain what went wrong and model how you feel and how to deal with such situations with your partner. Eg “ oh no, are you ok X? It looks like Y made a bad choice/mistake etc. would you like a cuddle? Can I help you feel better? “ Hope that makes sense 🤣
We had the same with my son and I did lots of reading and it says everywhere that they’re too young to understand what sorry means and why they’re being made to say it and it become a stubborn thing because they don’t get the concept so don’t worry! You’re not alone :) I think as they get older it will come naturally a bit like please and thank you x
My dear I know you are not alone am not good to advise otherwise I will share with you