SINGAPORE – When a nine-year-old boy was asked to apologise to his friend for saying something hurtful, he did so but then threw in a vulgarity.
Ms Josephine Loh from Morning Star Community Services cites the case as an example of forcing a child to say sorry when he has not calmed down.
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