Jojo´s diary

Jojo is happy, she loves our new washing maschine. She has still not forgotten that she was bitten by Enno, the boy in her kindergarden. When we pick her up she comes out and says laughing: I was not bitten today...

She said, Mama, nobody is alowed to punsh somebody or bite, when somebody does it to me, I have to say very loud "NO" or I have to help other ones... I asked very carefully : are you alowed to hit back? She said: Of Course not, never! Than a couple of minutes later she asked me: Or mama?

I must say, I dont know really, I dont think they should learn in that age to hit for any reasons somebody. but do they have to learn to defense themself? Or should they only learn with 3 years there is never a way of violence, that is never a solution? We dont really know what to answer her... For her it is quiete clear for the moment, the boy had done something wrong and he has to learn to behave right... In her eyes it is easy and clear, maybe we leave it like that... Pete said this boy gets never invitet to our house, but now Jojo startet to say she wants to invite him with some other kids. And first pete said: no way! But because she is saying it and said, he is nice to her now pete said, ok, if she wants it...

Last week I picked up Jojo from the kindergarden and they showed me her hand, it was big, red marks on it. She was bitten by an  3 years old boy, Enno.

They said she got a special "shock-sweet" (which is a normal peace of chocolote), the boy had to appologize and he brought her a coolpack. Than they talked about it with all the kids. Their are all between 1 1/2 and 3 1/2 years old and were all quite shocked.

I went with Jojo to the library, on the way we passed a celebration of a shop opening and she got a ballon. She was alright. Later I asked her if she ever did bite other children and she said: NO , never, Im always nice.