When a nine-year-old takes her own life because she was bullied for being poor, it forces us to pause and reflect on our humanity. It compels us to ask difficult questions about the kind of society we are building. One where a child can feel so isolated, so shamed, and so unseen that the pain becomes unbearable. We are in conversation with Clinical Psychologist, Dr Keitumetse Mashego as we discuss how to teach our children that dignity, kindness, and compassion are not optional values.