'I realized that the woman had a more mature reaction than I’d had.'
“Mommy, what’s wrong with her FACE?” my toddler not so quietly asked in the grocery a few weeks back. Of course, we were within hearing distance of the subject of the question, a woman minding her own business trying to get groceries before my toddler got involved. My first reaction? What any parent would do — “SHHHH! That’s not nice. Please be polite.” But my kid isn’t one for skipping answers, and was in a particularly persistent mood.
My four sons under 7 have had similar questions in public about topics like race, culture, disabilities and neurodivergent people, and those using medical devices to help, from eye patches to canes . Here’s what the experts have to say about how to navigate these awkward, but potentially educational interactions.
She recalls another scenario involving her grandmother who lived with her, who had a below-the-knee amputation. She had 12 great-grandchildren and they’d each reach an age where they’d say, “Oh, where’s your leg?” She’d respond by explaining how she’d been sick, and they had to take it off, but also that this doesn’t happen often. “It’s important to keep in mind that this curiosity can turn into fear with children.
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