Relationship of size and age -

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Hi

I used to tell Olivia that she wasn't small when she say that she

had tiny hands but upon advice from her psycoligist (sp) we now

agree with her when she say's how tiny she is.

Then we say " you're tiny because you have... (she says

Silver Syndrome, I grow different) and your bones are breaky because

you have... (she says Osteogenesis Imperfecta)

Once we started this over a year ago with her she really came to

understand it and we got over the negative aspect of being small. I

didn't realize that to her it was confusing when we'd say " you're

not small " because the truth is that she is small.

We also compensated with other " big " things, big heart, big smile,

big hug, etc.

I know this won't work for every child though!! just my 2 cents.

Leah, mom to 10 and Olivia 5, 19.5 lbs, 36 " , RSS, OI

> Hey ,

>

> I think it is totally normal at that age to relate size with age.

I don't

> know that I would worry too much yet. Maybe you could point out

the size

> differences of the kids in her class? And explain that there are

kids that

> are taller, and those that are smaller. Maybe you have a friend

that is

> younger in years, but taller than you?? This might help her to

understand

> that size and age are not always related.

>

> Hope this helps!

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5# (10.7kg), 32.8 "

(83.3cm),

> G-Tube)