The other day I happened to observe for a long time the relationship between a mother and her son, about 3 years old. Everything was as usual. On the part of the child – a desire to play and moderate disobedience, on the part of the mother – care and moderate irritability. And suddenly, angry at some action of the child, she said: “Stop immediately, big-eared!” The nickname resonated. I looked at the child’s ears – he really was lop-eared. But before that, watching him for two hours, I did not even pay attention to this peculiarity of him.
The baby did not react to the words of the mother. Maybe he just didn’t pay attention, or maybe he’s already got used to the offensive nickname. It’s bad if it’s the latter.
Parents, be kind to your children. There are enough cruel people, including children, in the world who won’t mind pricking your child with his idiosyncrasies. Why add injections from loving people to them? It would be worthwhile not to give the child a reason to develop the complex for as long as possible, and then to teach him to let such barbs go past his ears.