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Is it bullying?

  It’s obviously easier to separate two struggling children at the outset of a conflict. However, I feel that the earlier children learn to struggle, negotiate, and get along with others, the better off they’ll be. You may wonder how letting children struggle over a toy teaches them to get along with others. Struggle is a normal part of human relations.                                                                              –  Magda Gerber Learning to get on with others is an important goal of childhood.   Playing with others is the method that children use to learn how to do this.  Playtime and Lunch breaks are the main time that children at Waitati School get to practice this challenging skill of managing conflict.   There is nothing more that the duty t...