How would you take this comment.

[90sgirl89]

6 year old child stumbles after school. Mum grabs child to stop child bashing face on the floor. Ripped trousers etc happened. Few tears.

Another mum says to child. Don't worry your heads big enough you will be ok.

Friend of this mum says "Hannah!!!' in shock at her for her comment.

Child's head is larger than average so child's mum is upset and wants to have words with this mum today.

Was awakard to be stood there when it happened.

I offered the mum a wipe for child's knee and she told me she was upset at the women's comment and will speak to the women tomorrow about it.

How would you take this comment.

I think the mum has got the wrong end of the stick. To me it sounds like a variant on 'you're big enough and ugly enough'.
Unfortunate that the child actually happens to have a large head.

How large can the child's head be that its a defining feature!?
As @baronessbomburst I'd say it's a turn of phrase and nothing personal. Maybe the Mam saying it doesn't think the child has a huge head, else wouldn't have said it

But it's not a turn of phrase in this context is it being 'big-headed' is nothing to do with anything that would stop you from getting hurt. Sounds like it was a nasty comment tbh and if she didn't mean it in that way I'd have expected her to apologise profusely when the other mum pulled her up on it.

Horrible thing to say to a child. The other should should be spoken to about making comments like that to children. Rude and nasty

And if the other mum then says she didn’t mean it like that, she should learn and understand how she sounds and thinks before she says nasty things to children

Nasty woman. There is no connection with falling over and being big headed.

That's bloody rude.

There’s no way that this could ever have been taken in a positive way is it?

Pathetic that she has to have a joke at the expense of a six year old who took a nasty tumble.

Hopefully she’ll realise what a nasty piece of work she’s been and feel mortified. I’d have stepped in and told her that she behaved despicably.

Thanks I tried to suggest different intentions to the mum. But it was a really strange comment and her friend seemed embarrassed by her. His head is solid and strong looking but it's hardly unusual! We all come in different shapes and sizes. I've advised her if anything to tell the school. But I just felt bad for her.

Wasn't a normal comment really. Unless it didn't come out and she just spoke without thinking. But who knows.

You'd think she'd actually see if the child needed help.

nasty thing to say.

Incentive comment by one person collides with sensitive topic by the mum. The person who made the comment could well feel bad anyway and if there is a genuine issue with regard to above average head size it probably needs addressing. Most people's heads are fully grown at age 9.