person’s maturity level is often unrelated to his chronological age and that we need to treat people in a manner appropriate to their maturity level. For instance, we can’t sit back and allow a playground bully to kick little girls in the stomach. Recess monitors need to say, “No! That is not acceptable behavior!” The monitors can’t walk over to the little guy and gently, slowly, and kindly remove him from the situation. They need to rush in and grab him before he kicks the next little girl so hard that she falls and ends up with a concussion.
