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My lovely DS is 2 1/2 and well above 99% for height and weight, all in proportion.
My problem is the comments of other people, "Oh he's huge!", "He's NOT 2 1/2 is he?" "He's enormous!" and on and on.
I am well aware that I might be overthinking the whole thing but as someone who was tall as a child and believed that I was fat and then became fat I am desperate to minimise any negative impact these comments might have on him.
He is oblivious (hopefully) at the moment but I imagine that he will at some point start to hear these words. I don't want him becoming self-conscious or seeing himself as different.
How would you react? My thought is to answer these comments made within his earshot with something positive like, "Isn't it great!" "Isn't he lucky to be so tall! Lovely tall boy isn't he!"
Overthinking? Overcautious?
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How do I react to comments on my toddlers size?
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carameldecaflatte · 22/12/2014 21:56
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