Love and Be Loved

Day 86: When You Suspect Child Abuse

As a preservice teacher, I was required to take a course in my first semester called Communications for Youth Serving Professionals. It was all about how to communicate with your students as well as with their parents.

We touched on subjects like diversity in the classroom, suicide prevention, and child abuse. As teachers, we will be spending more time per day with children than their own parents will be. It only seems fitting that we should know how to recognize the signs and understand where each of our students is coming from. We are required to intervene and see that the child gets help. This also fits in with not standing idly by while "our brother's blood is shed."

Day 87: Untamed Anger and the Death of Love

Conflict Resolution. Those are the buzzwords. Know how they work. Understand how to use them. Love them. For without conflict resolution, we lose those most dear to us. It does seem proper that not knowing how to control our anger would lead to our loved ones leaving us.

As the rabbi pointed out, look at Michal and David who couldn't hold their tongues. They insulted each other and their marriage ended. So don't be Michal and David. Know how to apologize and be rational when you argue. Keep love in your life.