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dd commenting on others loudly

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familyfun · 10/05/2011 22:20

dd is 3.10, she keeps making rude loud comments.
at the park "mommy that boy is being naughty walking up the slide isnt he cos he might fall and hurt himself and making it dirty isnt he" loud and repeated when ignored, ive told her we shouldnt comment on others, she wont stop.
"mommy those big boys shouldnt be on the baby swings they are breaking them arent they" said to big scary teenagers Grin
"mommy that man is big/fat/hairy/tall/short/ isnt he"
"mommy is that a man or a woman"

problem is if i tell her not to do something she always says why so i give her a reason like walking up the slide makes it dirty for everyone else, then she feels its her calling to become the safety police and tell everyone in the park even if they are 15.

she also comments on her nursery friends, "why is X in a buggy/got a dummy like a baby" which comes across mean.

she also bigs herself up, like she announces she is the prettiest/cleverest/fastest, we tell her she is pretty and clever etc but dont compare her with others.

how do i control her mouth, do i ignore or keep telling her its rude or are all 3 year olds too talkative Smile

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Beamur · 10/05/2011 22:37

They are brutal in their honesty and observations aren't they! My DD can be very similar, and we've tried to explain to her that while some things are true (the lady may indeed be fat) it is not nice to say some things out loud.
She's 4 now and is getting the idea.
She can be just as brutal with us though, she's told both me and DP at different times that we don't smell very nice! Thanks Grin

familyfun · 10/05/2011 22:45

oh yes, dd says "whats that smell" causing embarassment all round, its normally dd has pumped which she then announces Grin

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Chundle · 11/05/2011 11:01

At 3 my dd pointed to a very large woman in a bikini (we were on holiday) who wAs talking to us and said 'yucckkkkkky' very loudly whilst pointing at he tummy! Her mouth cannot be controlled now still and she's 7!!

LordOfTheFlies · 11/05/2011 12:03

My DD often comments about pregnant women smoking ie. "That lady's smoking and she's got a baby in her tummy.That's really bad because it goes into the babys blood.You never smoked when I was in your tummy did you mummy?". I have never smoked BTW.
I usually scuttle off before I get a slap but sometimes I think they might listen to a little girl- Out of the Mouths of Babes -or maybe not.

familyfun · 11/05/2011 20:50

what worries me is that young teenagers wont want to be told off by a 3 year old and might have a go at dd or us. we live in a bad area, a friend asked some kids not to swear infront of his kids and he had a knife pulled on him.

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