What You Learn Watching Kids Fight

We try to teach them, but what do we know?

Fighting Children by Arsalan Naqvi

My kids fight—to the point of tears—about dumb shit. Who saw a bird first, who got to eat breakfast early, just annoying each other. They seem (and are) juvenile, but in many ways, the way they deal with conflict is more mature than us adults. Or at least more effective. They fight bitterly, scream to high heavens, even rage-fart……