Our Kids Care - In Celebration of the UN International Day of Peace 2022

Our Kids Care In Celebration of the UN International Day of Peace 2022

Our Kids Care Vol 3 2022

Our kids are Peace Lovers!

While my friend and I have been collating all the submissions for this year’s booklet, we have been so impressed with how peaceful our kids are. Thank you to ALL (local schools, playgroups and individuals) who have sent us these messages.

As the front cover suggests, they want to look after our world for ecological and human reasons. This is a good example for all of us and gives us hope that they will be able to face any challenges in the future and help create a world where the best of all cultures are united. The International Day Of peace is on September 21st each year.

This book will be available when we celebrate in Darlington on September 18th 2022.

Sally Herzfeld

Everyone want to go first.

One person pushed in. Everyone else felt sad. They told an adult. He sug gested Paper, Scissors, Rock.

Everyone said sorry. Everyone got a turn quicker and was happier.

We don’t want to share She stole it from me. Its unfair.

We went to the Peace Table. We talked about it. We’re friends again.

I am asleep with my dog. Mum is opening the door.

Mum says wake up. I tell mum, “I dont want to.” Mum lets me sleep for a few more minutes.

We go to the Peace Table. We feel better.

April scribbled on Layla’s drawing. Layla gets really mad at April.

Layla is still cross. April does’t know what to do. The teeacher says “come on go to the Peace Table”.

Layla and April went to the Peace Table and it was all better.

I am playing nicely with a car. Then William comes and starts a fight. William has a turn. Then I have a turn.

Me and my Dad at the library, we are feeling happy.

Then a boy comes along and takes my apple. I feel sad.

And then I call him. But he goes with his mum and said that girl said I could have the apple. But I said no and then I said he stole it. Then his mum said I have this for you, then I got my apple back.

I chose a book in the library. A boy snatched the book off me. I felt unhappy.

Conflict:

I asked him to please give it back. I was happy again. I said thank you. He said sorry.

During my primary years I had a friend who decided to go to the same high school as me, to protect her identity we’ll call her Molly. Molly had invited me around to her place a couple of times and I considered her a close friend, however everything changed when we went to high school, when I tried to talk to her she just ignored me. I was so distraught. She was the only person I knew at the school, I just felt so hopeless.

However after that horrible first day I made a few friends, but I was still tender from the trauma of being ‘ghosted’ by her. She made her friends and I made mine. After all we had been through together, the school camps, the birthday parties. Did all that mean anything? We slowly, painfully drifted apart, she fell in with the wrong crowd and I stuck with the good kids.

For that time of no friends I was just numb with emotion. I did make more and more friends but they didn’t fill the hole of sorrow created by the sinkhole, Molly. Whenever I was around her I felt like I was swimming in quicksand, I so wanted our friendship back, I couldn’t let go. I tried to forgive her for what she did to me, but she soured my taste in my previous friends and made me feel I couldn’t trust them. I still longed for her friendship. I made new friends but she left a gaping hole in me.

Through discussion with my mum and peers, I found out a possible reason why she did this to me. People of the opposite gender at this school were not seen together. She wanted to fit in, even if that meant she would have to ‘ghost’ me. I had so many conflicting emotions which I initially tried to resolve by blaming myself. This only made me feel worse. The way I solved this conflict was to just let go and accept that I was not the problem and there was nothing wrong with me. This was Molly’s issue, not mine.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

By Our Secondary students

One of the times I’ve experienced conflict was when a friend from school spread a rumour about me bagging out other friends. Some of my friends then banded together and started almost bullying me to the point where I’d had enough so I asked one of them what’s causing this and I eventually got it out of them that one of my best friends at the time was jealous I had other good friends so he spread a rumour that I had been saying mean things about other friends. To solve the conflict, I had a chat with them all and basically had to persuade them I hadn’t done those things because I hadn’t. I then decided being friends with a jealous person is ok but I made sure I did not get too close to him again in the fear the exact same situation would recur.

My sister won’t stop stealing my clothes. She would go into my closet without asking and would take some of my clothes. I would get really mad because she would get them dirty, then they could not wear them. I took the action of telling her to ask please so then i can plan it so she doesn’t wear things that i am planning on wearing any time soon. She said that she would do that and now we share our clothes and not be mad at each other. We now get along great because of this and we know how to share and always ask before using. This is great because I could have had a very different outcome but I decided to not by talking to her.

Someone got mad at me because I was ignoring them because they had said something that I had misunderstood. We talked about it and figured out it had just been a misunderstanding.

We both realised that talking about it is the most peaceful way to solve conflicts.

Once about two years ago I had a pretty bad friendship drama.

I will not name the people involved besides myself, my parents and our principal. So one day, friend 1 was playing an online game when someone friended them and started saying stuff that was weird and mean. I also played that game so I got pulled into it as well. I was never really bullied too much by the person. The scariest thing was when the bully said friend 1’s and I’s names in the game. I remember that night friend 1 was over and we both started crying. Once I told my parents my mother called the school, since she believed someone in a higher year was bullying us. In the end, friend 1, friend 2 and I got pulled into the principal’s office. We found out that friend 2 was the one bullying us. We all talked about it and we became friends again.

My father wanted to play my game on the nintendo. I argued back to him that I wanted to play while I was having dinner. He said no, you’re eating. I tried to argue back but in the end I had to watch him play while I ate.

I tried to tell him what I wanted and tried to convince to let me play while I was eating

Now that I’m older I realize how important it is to eat at the table without distraction. I think my dad would have waited for me to finish dinner before he started playing the game. I suspect my dad realized this as the situation has not occurred again. I understood why he argued back.

At the time I was younger and did not see why I shouldn’t be allowed to play the game while I was eating. Fortunately I listened to my parents most of the time because they usually have a better understanding of what’s good or not good for me.

Last year I had a friend who was a really great friend but this friend was at the time a bit toxic towards me and other friends, he spoke rudely about people behind their back and didn’t seem to care too much about others feelings. Even in games things went wrong, they destroyed hours of work and made things up to “frame” other people. In short the chap was cyber bullying me and my friends as most of the drama happened online. The way I resolved this is by letting my principal at the school know what had been happening, as the person attended my same school. Then one day me and a friend of mine at the time gathered previous evidence and showed it to my principal. After that other measures were put in place in school, but this was short lived and me and the other person became good friends again and from that point there has only been very small bumps along the way. Moral of the story: some people (Not all people) have the ability to change and don’t be shy when asking for help with something. If it weren’t for the teachers at my school, the drama would still be happening.

Whenever my sister comes to visit, she always uses my products. I don’t like it when my sister uses my things because she has her own and they are my personal items. She never asks me if she can use them, which is what I like the least. The way that I have resolved this issue with my sister is by letting her use my things if she asks me to borrow them, because I don’t really mind if I know where it is and who’s using it. This was an issue when I lived in Mandurah and she would stay overnight because she lived an hour and a half away, but now since we only live 20 minutes away, she isn’t going to be staying the night as much and we only use these in the morning and night. So we have decided that if we want to use anything from other persons, we’ll just ask each other.

My conflict was when me and my dad went shopping at Officeworks when I was little, for my birthday, and I really wanted these expensive copic markers; to my surprise, he didn’t buy them.

On this day, I was really mad. He only spent $100 dollars on ten; seriously not that much! And I wanted more of these markers. It was my birthday, I NEEDED some supplies, I needed to have these. He told me no, and I cried my butt off; tears dropping.

Basically, the solution was to get 2 copic markers once in a while (like every 4weeks) and then in a matter of time, it’ll add up to 10 copics: it actually did.

Honestly, I would rather get a bunch of okay brush pens, than have 2 expensive ones. So I guess that if I was in that situation now, I’d be taking a bunch and hope one day I’ll be rich.

This is because I literally needed quite a variety of different colour pens to make this thing I wanted to make and more. Plus, right now, in pens I look for colour and quantity, rather than quality.

How to stop a conflict

The conflict is a serious disagreement that is a clash of interests. Some of the conflicts are found in public areas and base in the topics of conflict that could be personal, racial, class and political. It also means fight, war and battle. Here is some advice to stop the conflict.

1. Talk directly so someone if they had a problem

2. Don’t do name calling because it will resume the conflict.

3. Plan ahead to think of ways for solving the problem.

4. Listen to the person about their decision.

5. Maintain your calm tone so that the person won’t be mad.

6. Use the I statements.

All of these steps can help you solve the problem, and they can talk about what they want to do and not end up arguing the other person.

warmed enough to be scoopable I made myself and my older sister a bowl and then left. Once they had come out for their icecream and noticed there was only one bowl they texted me “why doesn’t <(insert younger brother’s name)> have a bowl of icecream?” I then replied “because he has to do everything around here” I was then summoned to the living room and questioned, “why didn’t you make him a bowl?” “because he was rude and i was tired” “it would’ve taken you two minutes” “the spoon was hurting my hand, I was tired, I wouldn’t have made ice-cream for anyone if I knew it would be this much trouble” “I get that your tired but it would’ve taken two minutes” “...” apologise to your brother for being rude, i’ll go the ice-cream” I then snapped and started shouting at the three of them that I had warned them that I was tired and that I didn’t want to but they kept pushing me etc. I then left and went to bed with the issue not being resolved but moved passed.

The conflict of 2022; one the most annoying moments from my life, it all started when my exhausted self went up for ice-cream, after a very very looooong day. I entered the living room and asked my mother whether I could have ice-cream or not knowing the answer would be yes. As I went to leave my younger brother asked if I could make him some. I said I would rather not as I was already tired and would probably go to sleep right after the ice-cream. My mum and older sister both tried to coerce me into making it. I eventually caved and went to go make ice-cream for me, my sister and my brother. I went over to the cabinet and saw only two bowls in the cabinet so I called out there are only two bowls. After a little while my brother came out from the living room and handed me a flat bowl and exclaimed “I have to do everything in this house”. Once the ice-cream had

The ice cream conflict.

My family and I were watching a movie, when my younger brother asked if he could have some ice cream. In our family, when one person wants something and makes it, and someone else wants it normally the original person makes that thing for the other people. On this night however, my younger brother wanted ice cream and we all asked if he could make us some. He said he was tired and that we can make it ourselves if we want some. My youngest brother, mum and I said to various degrees that it’s not that hard to make it for everyone since he is already up there and dishing out his. My argument was that I always have to make it for other people when I am tired so it’s not that hard to give it to other people. It’s always expected from me to deliver to other people. My younger brother ended up making him and myself a bowl while leaving out my youngest brother as he hadmade some snarky comments stating that he always has to do stuff. He does not, he is ten. Of course this upset the youngest brother, and so my mum pulled my other younger brother aside to talk about his actions. The conflict was never resolved but rather pushed aside, however I don’t think my youngest brother will act the same way he did again.

Story For Mrs Heartful

My sister and I came home from school, after a long day of school we were both tired. My mum had been shopping that day and brought home the Harry Potter figures from Coles. And there were 7. My sister really wanted the extra one of them and I really wanted that same one. But I knew it would just cause conflict, so I let her have it. She seemed really happy to get especially since it was Hedwig the owl which she didn’t have yet.

This is a real story

The day after I had my athletics carnival I came home from school. When I got home, I was tired. My Mum was looking after me and my sister was getting jealous. My mum then made me a hot chocolate and my sister totally spat it. And then I said to my mum “can you please make my sis ter a hot chocolate to.” So, my sister got a hot chocolate to.

This is a real story

Alanis 8

My creek reconnect at my happy place

Emma 5 Love hearts and a sea dolphin

Evelyn V 6

A nice picture for my friend to keep

Evelyn Flowers with love hearts that talk

Ross 5 My friends Sunny and Pox drawing

W 5

Imogen 9. Present and Ying | Yang

Leika 6. Rose gift grass and present

Sam 9. What friendship means to me

Ayla 5. Love Hearts

B 9. Present

9. Happy Colours for my friend

Verity B Rainbow with the word LOVE

happpy face

To me peace means being calm and having fun. We can all live in peace and harmony if we try. Everyone has a place in peace. I find peace in my room when I am reading on my bean bag.

Always respect eacch other. Share, be kind and have fun. Don’t be bossy to each other. I have peace when Im having a ride on my bike. with my dad.

To me peace is coming together and haveing fun. I’ve seen peace in markets and shopping centres. At Midland Gate I saw a family reunite..

One time two young people wouldn’t let us play a game several times. I attacked them with pillows and after they were really angry! I needed space and thought in my mind this girl isn’t real and acted like she was a girl who was new. As time went past I would never even speak to the girl, well I tried! Me and the girl only spoke to each other sometimes. As more time went, we started to bond together and forget the past! Now we’re friends again!

I find peace when I am riding or around an animal. Animals are peaceful creatures, small, medium or large. I also feel peaceful around family and friends.

Someone misunderstood me so I told them what I actually meant and then they understood me and we solved it.

My brother Xenon thought I stole some of his modeling clay he bought but I didn’t and I solved it by retrac ing my steps. I said that I remembered it wasn’t there when I was in there and we found out I didn’t steal it the whole time because it wasn’t there when I was in that room.

When my dog was chewing one of my toys I tried to get it out but he didn’t, so I got one of his toys and gave it to him.

When my brother and I fight, I go to my room and

Last night my sister sat in the front seat when she was supposed to sit in the back seat. But she called her friend and said I was a baby which somehow made me laugh and it was all over.

Once one of my friends got into a conflict with our other friends, so we talked about what was wrong and then I asked them to apologise to each other while reminding them that we are all friends and shouldn’t exclude each other. So they apologised and let her play with them.

Peace is everywhere. Be respectful to other people. Let people relax. Chilling with friends is peace. Peace is always around. Peace is usually in a quiet space. Peace is relaxing with no frustration.

Once I had an argument with my friend we were going to do a play but I wanted to have a break but she didn’t want me to and started crying only two people were on my side and ten people were on my friend’s side.

Once I had an argument with my friend and there were two sides. I felt really sorry so I went to go apologise and while I was doing that I went to read. It gave me peace and as soon as I finished the book, I said sorry and we were fine again.,

I find peace when I feel good about telling someone something that helps them. Peace is when I have quiet time in my room. It is when I feel calm and relaxed.

I was playing soccer when someone ran across the field and took the ball. I was really angry because I was about to score a goal. Later at lunch I saw the same person playing with my ball so I went up to them and asked for it back but they refused. So I proved it was mine by showing him my name and he gave it back.

When my sister was playing with my toy that I was going to get, I said we can play together and we made a clan game with the toy and shared the toy.

out of the family room to get something to eat. One day I thought my sister said something bad but I misheard her. She told me I misheard her so I said sorry to her.

Once someone who remain nameless was playing a game with me but they were saying they were physco and that if they did’t get their own room they would ruin the game. So I asked if they couldn’t be physco and they said ok!

When my sister and I fight, we leave each other alone for a bit for like 1 hour or 30 min then I come to her and we say sorry to each other and then we go and tickle our dad and we play all day long.

Once I had a problem me and my friends had nothing to play. We asked all the boy groups then all the girl groups and no one was letting us play. Finally at the last 10 minutes of lunch we found something to do. It was finding the animals in the shapes of the clouds, and that’s where I found peace.

Someone tackled me. I really hurt me so I was

Special thanks to Ally Herbert for allowing us to use this lovely image on our cover this year.

These lovely flowers were made to fold up and contain a special message. We have written the messages underneath each unique illustration.

Come to us.

I hope you are ok and I hope you are well. My name is Harriet.

Hope you are ok. from Evie

You will like it here because there is no war. Isabelle.

Welcome. Are you ok, do you want me to be your friend. Hollie Welcome to Australia. My name is Frieda

Welcome to Australia love Marli

A boy is drawing a picture.

The boy who is drawing gos to do another job. Someone scribbles on his drawing. It makes him feel angry and frustrated.

We go to the Peace Table. We talk about how we felt; sad and angry. The boy said sorry. We declare peace. The sad boy forgives the other boy.

I am playing in the playground. I am happy. I am playing all over red rover.

But we both want to be IT.. So we argue who is to be IT.

The sad boy asked him to give it back.

So we said who wins Paper Scissors Rock gets to be IT. Daniel

A brother and sister are digging a hole in the dirt.

A boy comes and fills the hole with dirt and water. The brother and sister fee sad.

The brother and sister ask the boy to stop. The brother and sister ask Mum to help by speaking to the boy. The boy says sorry and stops.

I am reading in the library. I am happy Two other kids come in. They were I got the Librarian. She told them off.

There is only one spade on the beach. Both children want the spade. They feel angry.

They do paper scissors, rock. They feel happy.

They decide to take turns. They play together and bury one another in the sand.

I was playing soccer.

I’m wrapping a present with Mum.

Then he stole my ball.

Then I go tell. Then he gives me back the ball.

One day in the library my friend and I wanted to borrow the same book. We argued about who could borrow the book..

Lily took my FRoggy. Froggy is my favourite teddy. I feel very sad. She makes Froggy say words about not liking me and loving Lily more.

Lily gives Froggy back to me. She tells me that she is sorry she made me sad. I feel happy now. I make Froggy say he loves me.

We decided to do Paper, Scissors, Rock. My friend won. I felt sad. My friend said I could borrow it next week.

We both felt happy.

I was getting the last 100 board. A friend grabbed it from me. I felt sad.

I told the teacher. The teacher asked me if I knew howto sort it out? I said I had an idea.

I asked my friend it we could do it together. She said yes. We were both happy again.

I am reading happily in the library.

Then I tell my mum and she said when Then she lets me. I feel better and

But two more people came . I ask them to be quiet.

They said “OK we will leave”. I feel happy again.