Kids fight. Hurt feelings linger. What’s a parent to do?

Teach forgiveness. (It really works!)

Illustrations by Aimee Sicuro

If you love this, check out our animated videos about teaching your child to be generous, grateful, diligent, curious, and honest — and check out our collection of articles, videos, and infographics about how to teach your child six important character virtues: honesty, curiosity, grit, generosity, gratitude, and forgiveness.

Links and Resources

By teaching squabbling siblings how to forgive each other, experts say, you’re giving them a valuable skill and strengthening their bond later in life.

Here’s how to teach kids to say “I’m sorry” — and mean it.

Forgiveness: it’s good for the forgiver.

International Forgiveness Institute


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