I keep forgetting to write about something Ron told me happened at the Unschooling Conference. Orion has always had a problem with being rough with other kids at random times. Sometimes I think I see patterns to it, and it will have something to do with fighting over a toy or such, but other times it totally puzzles me. One thing we both noticed at Life is Good was that Orion pretty much had no serious run ins the whole weekend! It was like he was in his atmosphere, among kindred spirits.
One interaction in particular really stands out. Orion was in the toy room when another little girl was building a tower. I always try not to be apprehensive in these situations because one of his favorite games is knocking down towers made by Dad, and he almost always will knock down towers made by other children. Sure enough... kapow. The little girl was clearly not happy, but Ron did not intervene, and Orion kindly offered to rebuild it for her. When he was finished, he said, "Now it's your turn to knock it over!" She told him she didn't want to, and Orion just looked at her like she was crazy and walked away. But the important thing was that he noticed his actions upset her and did something about it.
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