Christina, Daniel & Stella – The Aftermath

This is an update on what I wrote recently about the fight at Stella’s Kindergarten. I heard most of it from Stella’s mum.

Daniel: He returned to the Kindergarten on Monday. He was his usual boisterous self. He was asked to join the 3 yr old group when Christina popped in for an hour or so on Wednesday morning.

Christina: She was taken to the hospital for a thorough check-up. They at first feared that she had a broken nose but she was fine, other than some severe bruising on her face. Stella’s mum finally got to chat with Christina’s mum last weekend. She learned that Christina’s dad was furious about what had happened. He is one of those blokes with a loud voice and a bad temper. He actually feared that she might have sustained some form of neck injuries. Immediately after the incident, Christina told the teachers that both Daniel and Stella kicked or hit her. Stella’s mum was told by Christina’s mum that when retelling what happened to her grand-parents, Daniel was the only one involved in kicking her. The children in her group (including Daniel and Stella) made her a big Get Well Soon card. Christina and her mum dropped by the Kindergarten for about an hour on Wednesday to thank the children. Stella told me that her face was bruised. She is likely to return to the Kindergarten on Monday. I am not sure what plans they have for Daniel when she returns.

Stella: She was very down on the Thursday when this happened. According to her mum, she started off slow on Friday as well. She just wanted to be read to and drew some pictures. After her nap on Friday, her mum managed to play some ‘reading’ games that she used to like a few months ago. To her mum’s surprise, that actually led to a fresh interest in reading again. I will blog about Stella’s literacy journey in December. Mother and daughter completed a few pages of a workbook that day and did more on Sunday. On Saturday, Stella’s dad stepped in to do his part in cheering her up. Father and daughter went shopping and found a new interest. I will blog about this soon. This week at Kindergarten, Stella spent most of her time playing by herself. The teacher’s assistant told Stella’s mum that she wasn’t too interested in the group project or other group play on Tuesday. Towards the end of the week, she started to play side by side with other children in the sand-pit. Her teachers said that she was less chatty this week. I asked her if she spoke to Daniel and she said that he said, “Hello.” I don’t think that she is bothered by him. Before I left on Thursday, she reminded me that she will be going to her new school soon. I hope that she is not thinking that she can escape from such situations by looking forward to going to a new school. With many years of schooling ahead of her, Stella is likely to face more of such situations.