So what do you do when a family member or someone close to you says something that is insensitive and probably should not have been said especially in front of your children.
This is a situation that happened with us and our four year old daughter on the weekend. Our daughter is a very cute child who has some shape to her, however, the family doctor has stated she is exactly where she should be on the the growth chart. By nature my daughter is a grazer and this has been curbed somewhat by school. This eating habit doesn't bother my husband or I as long as the choices are healthy.
We had a visitor who commented on the fact that our daughter seemed to eat nonstop and therefore her backside was expanding proportionately. My husband and I basically ignored the comment and it is something that was difficult for me to do. I am usually the first person who would screama t this person and ask them what they were thinking.
We are trying to raise a young lady who has a healthy body image and makes healthy choices, but doesn't feel the need to change her habits because of what one person says. In hindsight I think the fact we ignored the comment was a good lesson for our daughter and it showed her that you don't always have to acknowledge something you don't agree with, but rather sometimes it is better to just let things go.
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