DAILY SNACK
“Mom?”
“Yes, Colum.”
“I wish I was fat like Chris*.”
Chris is a decidedly plump neighbour boy.
“No, honey, you don’t want to be fat.
I mean, not that there’s anything wrong with being fat.
People come in all kinds of different body shapes.
It’s just that, uh,
You should be happy being yourself.
And from a purely health perspective,
It’s just healthier to be skinny like you are.
Colum? Are you listening?”
Nope.
Totally lost in the world of dinosaur figures.
Go figure.
*Not his real name.
One reply on “4-Year-Old Boys and Body Image”
I think it’s important that he know the health side of it growing up.. even at 4!