There's this one boy at center who has been quite challenging for us. Somehow he always picks up fights with the younger children. We have all reprimanded him and and even told the younger children at the center to be closer to us while playing so we can keep an eye on them. Consistently however younger children gravitate towards him and he ends up picking up a fight with them. Today I came in late and I had a chance to see what this boy was up to. He was engaging one of the facilitator's daughter and was playing with her. She too was thoroughly enjoying herself and he created simple activities for her. The reason younger children were gravitating to him was because they enjoyed his company. He really gave them his attention and genuinely played with them. As I observed for a little longer I noticed that this boy also did not treat the younger children like they were younger. He truly believed that they were equal and he participated in games with them. He perhaps did not realise how young they were and sometimes might be a bit more aggressive while playing and that was the main reason for fighting. It's funny how just observing and being willing to change your perspective can be quite revealing. I'm really looking forward to engaging with this boy further and leverage his strength of connecting with those younger than him.