I have always thought (rightly or wrongly) that children grow up much too fast these days and I think I am subconsciously trying to keep my babies as babies.
I am starting to really notice it now with my almost 3 year old DD. Some of her friends seem so 'old' for their years. Is this just the way children are these days? Am I doing my DD a disservice?
For example, at toddler group the other day a group of girls about my DD's ages were pretending to dress up like mummy and put on make up. My Dd has absolutely no idea what make up is as I rarely wear it, nor do any of the women in my family that my DD spends a lot of time with, only for very special occasions.
Her friends are also Frozen obsessed. My DD has never watched a film as I feel they are too old for her. She sometimes watches a bit of Peppa Pig or Postman Pat but I feel that she has many years ahead of her to enjoy films when she can understand them.
My DS is 7 months old and not really mobile yet so he still wears only baby grows which I have had a few 'jokey' comments about. I see some babies muffled up in jeans and hoodies and they just look so uncomfortable. I just want my baby to be comfortable and don't really care if he is 'trendy' or not.
We live a very outdoorsy, country sort of life so maybe that has something to do with it. Also, my DD hasn't started nursery yet (something else I'm putting off as I'm dreading it) so maybe it will all change then.
I do worry that i may be holding them back from growing up and that it may become an issue in the future. I don't want them to feel 'different'.
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OlderMummy1 · 20/09/2014 21:17
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