I saw Girl A was sitting on the floor in front of the home corner. Her small frame was hunched over as she covered her face with her hands. Her shoulders were shaking with each sob that escaped her lips. I then approached her and asked what had happened. She told me that Girl B pushed her while she was trying to enter the home corner. While listening to Girl A's explanation, I saw Girl B was inside the home corner. I then called Girl B to come out of the home corner and asked her point of view about the situation. Girl B said, “I did not push her. I was playing inside the home corner “.
I instructed Girl B to ask Girl A if she was okay and to inquire about what had happened from her perspective. I then informed them that they could approach me in the kitchen if they needed my assistance. Afterward, I removed myself from the home corner area to allow them to resolve their issues independently.
A few minutes later, I inquired with both Girl B and Girl A to see if they were okay. They were playing together happily as if they had not experienced any issues before.
This is a perfect situation to teach children to solve their problems and communicate effectively and efficiently.
Steps to do:
1. Encouraged Girl B to ask Girl A 2 questions: ‘Are you okay?’ and ‘What happened?’. These neutral questions are asked in order to validate Girl A's emotions.
2. Remove yourself from the situation to enable the children to resolve their issues independently.
3. Inform the children of your location so they can approach you if they need assistance.
4. Check to see if the children are okay and have resolved their issues smoothly.
©Tina Adi
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