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DH calling DD(2) stupid

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PatMustardsBigTool · 14/09/2015 09:41

DD will be 2 in a few weeks. She is of course utterly delightful but also a normal toddler exploring the world around her etc. Loves mischief!
Whenever she does something such as tip over a plate of toast or similar, DH calls her a stupid girl. I can't stand this and it seems really horrible and wrong but DH keeps doing it. Obviously she is told not to tip plates over etc, but at the same time she is a little girl testing her boundaries so this (IME) is all normal behaviour.
I don't know if I'm overthinking it because at the moment the word stupid doesn't bother her, but eventually she will understand what it means. DH just says she has to learn.

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Sazzle41 · 16/09/2015 19:26

If he had any emotional intelligence he would know how devastating negative comments like that, repeated ad hoc, on adn on can be to self esteem and confidence with children. Why dont you call him stupid over small shit for a week and see how he feels if he refuses to 'get' it.

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