just now in the lift DD pipes up with 'mummy it's a black man'......
and it's not the first time, it has happened about 3 times now, each in close confines where the person has heard. I don't know what is the best way to react. Today I said, 'yes, he is a black man, but you don't need to tell us. why don't you say hello to him instead!'
We have never talked about 'black' people as such at home and she has plenty of exposure to people of many different races in nursery and playgroups etc, so i don't know where it has come from. I'm hoping it is just the developmental stage of stating the obvious, and just 'saying it how it is'. I'm just waiting for the 'it's fat man' or 'is it a man or a lady' comments....
Tips on what to say/how to deal with it greatly appreciated!
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tips to deal with inappropriate comments from my talkative 2.5 yr old...!
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Saritabean · 23/12/2014 15:12
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