Im so glad I found this and it agrees with me!
http://www.slate.com/id/2182349/?GT1=10837Say You're Sorry!Is forcing your kids to apologize a bad idea?
I think it is a bad idea. One day at work a child was forced to apologize to another child. Later I asked the kid if he ment the 'sorries' - and no, no he didn't.
I have forced kids, but I try not too, and wont do it to my kids.