How do you correct a child who equates forgiveness with revenge? I sometimes hear my son saying to his friend that they can be buddies again only if he can hit him back.

I think you need to first ask your son this: If you hit your friend, do you think he will feel pain?  Then you need to ask this: “What is forgiveness?  Is it gentle?”  Try to get your son to see the large difference between causing pain and giving tenderness and love.  Once your child sees this difference, he likely will abandon the idea that hitting is equated with forgiving.

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