Letters to the Editor: Protect our children from madness of adult wars

Sappers inspect a damaged Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

We all know that young children can slap, kick, and even pinch when they are angry, frustrated, confused, or afraid. But, as they develop their language skills, we teach them how to express their needs, wants, and fears in language, rather than resorting to these more aggressive acts.

By the time they begin school, we hope our children have the skills to communicate their wishes, needs, and fears to their teachers and their classmates, without resorting to violence. As they grow, parents and teachers make great efforts to teach them about bullying, about exclusion, and about enabling bullying. We do all of this so that our children do not cause physical or emotional injury to their peers, so their classmates will like them and become their friends, and so they will not be sent home in disgrace.