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Loudly. Clearly. The whole carriage heard. My son is 4 and has never been embarrassed by anything in his life.
The woman was very gracious and smiled, I wanted the floor to open up and swallow me. I muttered something like "everyone's body is different" and then he asked "but why is it different" and I just sort of pointed at a pigeon out the window.
How do you handle these in the moment? And how do you prepare them in advance without making it a big thing?
Pointing at a pigeon is a strong move. I respect it.
In the moment I go for short, true and neutral: "People come in all different shapes and sizes. We don't talk about other people's bodies, it can hurt their feelings. You can ask me questions quietly." Then if they want more, I explain at home.
my daughter once asked a man on the bus why he had no hair and he took his hat off and let her look. best person in London
My 5 year old asked very loudly in Tesco why a lady was wearing "a scarf on her head". The lady was me. I mean, she was asking about another woman but I wear a hijab too, she just hadn't connected it. Kids are wonderfully weird. Most adults genuinely don't mind, it's only us parents who melt.
@Farah.Q that made me laugh out loud, thank you.
We have a rule: any question about someone we can see, you whisper it to me and I'll answer later. Doesn't always work but sometimes.
The fact he's curious isn't the problem. Just keep it calm and boring. If you go red and shush them they learn it's a SHAMEFUL thing, which is worse.
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