He'll Solve Your Problems

I've always known Andrew's aptitude for being in control. As the oldest child, he loves to tell me when anyone else breaks the rules and continues by telling me how they could improve. He's been doing this since he was three.

When he came home with a form to be a Peer Mediator at school, I knew he had met his calling. Andrew has been spending 1-2 recesses a week in training to be a peer mediator; he will help the younger students solve their disputes on the playground.

Last week he had a little ceremony at school where all peer mediators were honored.

You can identify Drew by the beautiful Peer Mediator sash he is wearing.

In this video clip, you can see (but barely hear) a small portion of the skit Andrew wrote showing how the be a peer mediator.

After the ceremony, we took pictures of the whole big group.

I could only get Andrew to smile for a few pictures. Then, he just held his certificate up and effectively wrecked all the other shots parents were taking.
(*Note that his certificate is even upside down!)

The very next day Andrew had his first moments on the playground as a mediator and was able to resolve many conflicts. He was thrilled!

Now, maybe I can get him to mediate problems with him and his brothers sometimes!