What should i do about my 5 year old daughter?

Question

I know this seems very odd but my 5 almost 6 year old daughter is 152cm tall. She is very unhappy because people always make fun of her. Most people think she is alot older than 5. Right now we are on holiday in europe. At the hotel children are supposed to receive a gift so i asked for one for her and they said"no it's only for people under 13" so we started arguing over it untill my husband ended up showing her passport. It is also annoying when we go sightseeing and try telling them she is a child and they dont believe us.I dont know what to do!

Answer 1

dress her down, have her wear very little kiddish clothes- bsaicaly no grownup clothes- i hate seing 5 year olds in belly shirts w/ a mini skirt. Put her hair in braids/ pig tails. I am 15  i look 13 when i do this i look 10-11. Hey i get  $3 of movie tickets.

Answer 2

She's was as tall as me at that age. Just show the passport FIRST time.

Answer 3

there is not a lot you can do about other people, but your daughter deserves all the love you are obviously giving her. what does your doctor say about her height?

Answer 4

That would equal 5 feet tall.  I'm sure you've checked with a pediatrician to rule out any hormonal problems.  Assuming she's just a tall kid, I can completely understand why she is upset.  I was a tall child (not this tall), but I remember one time at about 9 when I met some of my mom's co-workers and they one exclaimed "wow I thought 9 year olds were still supposed to be cute and small, my 10 year old is still adorable!"  It made me feel very sad, some people can be so rude and not even realize it.   I'd tell her all the benefits about being tall, and since she's a girl you can stress the model part.  Say something like tall girls grow up to be models! (I know this is not the case but for a 6 year old being a model is a huge deal)  Just stress how lucky she is that people think she is such a big girl!  You cannot really do anything aboutt he reactions of any other people, you can only build your daughter's confidence and self esteem so that what others say or do does not even matter!

Answer 5

You might want to see a doctor about that height b/c that's not normal and I wasn't that tall until I was 11.

Answer 6

when you get home sign her up for basketball she will do great and her teammates will love her,and this will be great for her self esteem. and she will be know for being a good athlete not just the tall kid.

Answer 7

I'm sorry for you  and your child for any inconvenience. My concern is that you should have her checked for a thyroid problem. My child is 8 yo and she looks like and 11 or 12 yo. She was diagnosed at age 3 with Late Onset Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia which makes her have an overactive thyroid producing too much growth hormone and thus making her taller than all the other children. Maybe you should make her an apptmt with a child endocrinologist and see if she needs medical help and if that comes back all clear then she's just blessed!

Answer 8

That happened to me too. Tell her that its a good thing that people think she's grown up...and maybe always have an extra toy or candy in your purse so when people don't want to give her a toy, your can say like "oh i forgot honey we got one for you earlier" something like that.???, hope i helped