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How to Gradually Introduce Kids to the Idea of Forgiveness [greatergood.berkeley.edu]

 

This past weekend, my preschooler’s neighborhood buddies didn’t want to play frisbee with him. Despite his insistence, they left him to go play with his soccer ball—and, unsurprisingly, he was fuming.

Although my son didn’t stay mad for long, kids, like adults, can hold on to intense anger when they feel wronged. At its most extreme, this anger can lead young people to ruminate about betrayal and seek revenge through acts like physical aggression that can devastate families and communities.

Can we teach our kids to forgive instead?

[For more on this story by MARYAM ABDULLAH, go to https://greatergood.berkeley.e...idea_of_forgiveness?]

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