Writing about time in the centre after a long time. One moment in particular really stayed with me today and I wonder if perhaps I could have handled it differently. A few minutes after I came into the centre I found the children in argument with an adult. The volleyball they were playing with went into the neighbours compound and that had led to a conflict. The children and adult were both angry and some bad language was exchanged. I de-escalated the situation and then gathered the children to have a quick chat. I was quite happy to note that the children had initially been respectful and they only lost their cool when the adult said they would burn the volleyball if it came again. The adult had also apparently hurled insults at the parents of one of children which led him to get extremely angry and cry. We have been spending time at the centre reflecting on our emotions and I tried to leverage that in my conversation. I talked to the children about how they had let the adult ruin their day and trigger them and how it's important that we not let others get in our heads. While the message was well received I can't help but be proud of the children for standing up for their friend. Conflict avoidance is a personal value that has served me well in my life but the lives of the children are very different from mine. Was there something I could have done differently keeping this in mind?