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Saying Sorry and Helping Fix a Mistake

with Philo

Philo the owl sits at a small wooden table in a sunny classroom, holding a broken crayon in both wings and looking gently at two children sitting across from each other — one looks sad, the other looks worried — as Philo leans in with a warm, encouraging smile.

Identify what it means to hurt someone by accident or on purpose.
Explain why saying sorry helps the person who was hurt feel better.
Describe one way to help fix what went wrong after making a mistake.
Recognize that taking a restorative action shows we truly care about the other person.

Key terms

mistake: Something that goes wrong, often without meaning for it to happen.
saying sorry: Telling someone you see they feel bad and that you care.
harm: Hurting a person or something that belongs to them.
making things right: Doing something to help undo the harm you caused.
responsibility: Owning what you did and helping fix it instead of running away.

Mistakes Happen To Everyone

Everybody makes mistakes sometimes. You might spill a drink, break a toy, or say something that hurts a friend's feelings, even when you did not mean to. Making a mistake does not make you a bad person. What really matters is not the mistake itself but what you choose to do right after it happens to help the person who was hurt.

Sorry Is The First Step

Saying sorry is an important first step because it tells the other person that you noticed they feel bad and that you care about them. A real sorry is not about staying out of trouble or because a grown-up made you say it. It is about caring for the other person's feelings. When the words come from caring, the hurt person can start to feel a little better.

Fixing The Harm

Sometimes sorry by itself is not quite enough, especially when something got broken or messed up. That is when we make things right by helping fix the harm. If you knock over a tower, you help rebuild it. If you tear a page, you help tape it. Taking a fixing action shows even more care than words alone, and it helps both people feel better.

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You bump a friend and spill their juice. What now?

First, notice that your friend's shirt is wet and they feel upset.
Say sorry so they know you see they feel bad and you care.
Then make it right by helping clean up the spilled juice.

Answer: Say sorry and help clean up, because the words show you care and the cleanup helps fix the harm.

Is saying sorry alone enough after breaking a toy?

Notice that the toy is still broken even after the sorry is said.
Think about what would help the friend feel that you truly care.
Choose to also help fix or replace the toy, not just say words.

Answer: Sorry is a good first step, but helping fix or replace the toy shows even more care and makes things right.

Hi, I am Philo! Let me tell you something important. Sometimes we make mistakes. We might break something, say an unkind word, or bump into a friend and knock their things over. Even when we do not mean to, someone can get hurt. When that happens, the first thing we can do is say sorry. Saying sorry means you see that the other person feels bad. It shows them you care. But sometimes just saying sorry is not enough. We can also help fix what went wrong! If you knock over someone's blocks, you can help pick them up. If you tear a friend's drawing, you can help tape it back together. When we fix what went wrong, we call that making things right. It means we do something to help undo the harm — harm means hurting someone or something that belongs to them. When you say sorry AND help fix it, you are showing that you really care. The person who was hurt starts to feel better. And you feel better too. Remember: mistakes happen to everyone. What matters is what you do next.

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Sort each action into the right group: Does it help fix the harm, or does it make things worse?

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You knocked over a friend's block tower by accident. What would you say and do?

Why does helping fix a mistake show more care than only saying sorry?

Common mistakes to avoid

Saying sorry fixes everythingSorry is a good start, but you often also need to help fix the harm you caused.
We say sorry to avoid troubleA real sorry is about caring for the other person's feelings, not just escaping trouble.

Check your understanding

Mia bumped into Leo and his juice spilled on his shirt. What should Mia do?

Sam says sorry after breaking his friend's toy. Is that always enough to make things right?

Why do we say sorry when we hurt someone?

Recap

Everyone makes mistakes, and what matters most is what you do next. Saying sorry shows you see and care that someone feels bad, and helping fix the harm makes things right, so the hurt person and you both feel better.

Reflect

Why might helping fix a mistake feel even better than just saying sorry?