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Date: 26 March 2011 08:00:02
My five year old came home yesterday telling me that if you drink lots of alcohol you go all wobbly, and if you smoke 'yukkies' (what we've always called cigarrettes!!) your lungs get smaller and you will be very poorly. And that sometimes people have stuff like flour that makes you ill too. She also started looking at the labels on all the food to check that the 'circle' is green because red and orange are bad for you. Now it may just be me, but I don't want my 5 year old to be thinking or worring about any of that. I know I'm ok enough as a parent to make sure my child is eating a balanced diet. There is NOTHING wrong with the 'orange' and 'red' coloured circled stuff, in moderation, along with most things in moderation. As for the alcohol, drugs and cigarettes bit - I'm appalled. She's an innocent little girl who lives in a village rather than a city which is rife with it all. Yes, she needs to know these things, but can't she just enjoy being a child right now? One day last week she came home telling us about various things which she has a right to have - education, shelter etc etc. Again, my response was along the lines of the fact that she's only 5 - can't she just enjoy life?!! Is it just me? Am I being unreasonable and trying to protect my 'little princess'?!!