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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I call my son stink man. Doesn't mean he really stinks![/quote] [b]Janet Lansbury (of RIE fame) says not to call kids names like this, even in an endearing way. [/b]It makes them feel self-conscious for no reason. Normally, I'm not nutty about stuff like this, but here's an anecdote - my DH has an 11 year old son. [b]Since the age of about 4[/b], my DH would call him stinky feet and pretend his feet stunk. He didn't mean any harm, but his son actually has an enormous complex about it now. [/quote] There's a huge difference between an infant under the age of 1 being spoon-fed and a 4 year old. There's time to adjust the behavior if or when the child becomes verbal and objects. If the child asks or objects, then you get grandma to tone it down. At the infant stage, terms of endearment in cute voices is a good way to draw and keep a child's attention.[/quote]
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