Admitting that you were wrong to your teen can be challenging. Some parents consider apologizing to show a lack of power over their kid, but nothing can be further from the truth: apologizing can actually strengthen the bond between you and your teen. Let us look at some of the advantages offered by apologizing.

1. Improves Feelings of Respect

If you want your teen to show more respect toward you, saying sorry works. When you admit that you were at fault for an earlier reprimand or behavior, you actually improve the relationship between the two of you. Staying adamant and thinking that you have to not say sorry even when you realize that you may have wrongfully hurt your teen’s feelings will actually strain the relationship. Instead, if you wish for your teenager to like your style of parenting, you have to make them feel that you could be equally …