I had a conversation with Hong Teck about a week plus back. He noticed a pattern from the fights. It comes from statements that provoke a 1st generation Christian to a 2nd generation. In that conversation, I remember feeling excited! Fights are always good teaching opportunities. Debrief a fight well and the children (whether 1st gen or 2nd gen) will have their negative emotions addressed and if there is a chance, can teach some life principles.
I never knew how worried Hong Teck was until it happened to me. Today, there is fighting in my Primary 2 class. In the best I know how, to avoid further injury, I restrained a boy. I tried to calm him in the best I know how. I tried to get the 2 boys to talk about it but one just wants to lash out, the other just want to provoke. Attention seeking? Fights lover? Differences in them both? Whichever the option is, I strongly believe that as long as I continue to commit the children to God, He will take care of them.
Small steps to great change!
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