Most
children feel that if they have been wronged, even if it was unintentional,
that they need to do something back in return.
Retaliation usually start fights that can become nasty and even
violent. Children need to learn the
pointlessness and consequences of retaliating.
Some wrong doing is by accident, and wrong doing that is on purpose
needs to be handled without retaliation.
Mini Story:
Bobby
came over to Michael’s house and brought his Hot Wheel cars for them to play
with. Bobby loves his Hot Wheels more than
any toy he has. Michael accidentally
lost one of Bobby’s cars, and they start arguing about it. Michael apologizes to Bobby saying that he
didn’t mean to lose the car. Bobby
became angry and left Michael’s house and went home. Bobby’s mother said that Michael did not need
to replace the lost car, since Bobby was not supposed to take the Hot Wheel
cars out of their house, in the first place.
A few
weeks later an argument between Michael and Bobby broke out at school, when
Michael’s art work was stuffed in the trash.
Bobby took a picture Michael had made in art and threw it away; he
didn’t think Michael would see him, but he did.
Michael said he would never play with Bobby again!
Think
About It:
1. Why
did Bobby throw Michael’s art work away?
2. Was
it retaliation?
3. Should
Bobby have thrown Michael’s art work away, since Marcus lost his cars?
4. How
do you think Bobbie felt when Michael caught him throwing the art work away?
Solving a Problem:
Go over, Solving A Problem, worksheet. Practice saying it out loud, and coming up with solutions, and asking yourself if the solution will work. Use the worksheet as a guide, and have some children solve the problems below.
Scenarios:
1. A child taped a sign on your back that said loser.
2. You
receive a low grade on your report card and are upset.
3. A
student pushed in front of you in the lunch line at school.
4. Your
friend accidentally lost a book they borrowed from you.
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