Monday, November 10, 2008
Thumbelina
So at six years old and 37 pounds.....Megan is quite the girl!! She is usually the most social one, but school has been interesting lately. Some of the girls have started calling her Thumbelina because she is so small. We keep talking to her - ignore them, walk away, let it go! I don't think she has any idea how to do any of that. So, she keeps mouthing off.....and they keep calling her Thumbelina. See the cycle of fun? Ideas?
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You know Ryann has always been the smallest in her class. She sometimes gets bothered by it, sometimes kids point it out. I try to explain to her that if everyone in the world was the same, life would be boring. I also tell her that I was always the smallest and I turned out o.k., didn't I?
Have no clue. With her personality, I would probably tell her that she's letting them "win" by reacting to their name-calling because that's exactly what they want her to do...like they're controlling her. So if she wants to REALLY get them back, the best thing to do is to EMBRACE it!! Look up Thumbelina online & find some great things about her, like how cute or spunky she is. Then she can tell them "Thanks" for giving her that nickname & "win" this debate!!
It could be worse.... Last year my 9 year old was being called "gay" because he was nice to a handicapped kid that would hug him, & we had buzzed his head. With his personality he would just break down & cry hysterically when school was out each day. Kids can be so mean.
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