Second Chance

In the June issue of Island Parent, Allison Rees writes in her Cut It Out! column about second chances. One of the things that I like about this approach is that one, it shows our children that we make mistakes and would like to have a chance to do it over—replay it in a different way—and two, that people take some responsibility for their actions.

As I've said in past blogs our generation of parents don't always model behaviours that show our children that we all make mistakes and by learning from them we grow into better human beings. Too often, we are quick to blame the other person or other people—government, businesses, etc.—instead of taking the responsibility for our actions. How do children learn if all they see is adults blaming others and not owning up to their mistakes.

You don't always have a second chance but opportunities arise that you can apologise for a certain behaviour and at least let people know what you'd do next time. A great way to teach our kids some of life's important lessons.