Both of my little girls are Disney Princess fanatics! 2 year old is simply in love with Ariel (from The Little Mermaid) while 3 year old changes her favorite weekly. The past couple of weeks we have been on a "Beauty and the Beast" kick. I was sick for about a week, and must admit I let the DVD player "babysit" for me quite a bit. We have been watching Belle dance with Beast non stop.
At the baby sitter's house on Friday, my 3 year old was given a "time out". She was calling objects (not people thankfully!) "stupid". Babysitter tells me this when I come to pick the girls up Friday afternoon. I was a bit embarrassed, and wondered where she had heard that term. I don't typically call things "stupid".
Fast forward to today. Good old "Beauty and the Beast" plays on the TV, while I get in a little quality face booking. In this scene Beast is taking a bath, and all the enchanted household objects are helping him get ready to have his first dinner with Belle. 3 year old announces "get ready for the stupid part". I start to scold her, when I hear/see the rest of the scene. A candle stick is telling Beast how to behave while a pair of scissors cuts and styles his hair. He ends of with a "do" that includes curls and a giant blue bow. The candle sticks tells him "You look so, so...." and Beast finishes his statement by saying "stupid". He then gets a new handsome haircut.
I explain to 3 year old that saying "stupid" is very naughty, and the Beast made a bad choice. The secret of where the she learned the term in uncovered.
Shame on you Disney! Shame on me for not catching it! It's amazing to me how observant little people can be. Seriously, they don't miss a beat!
We also struggle with "Stupid" but frankly, its me that has the problem, and K. corrects me constantly. "You shouldn't say stupid, Mom. That's naughty!" Trying to use "ridiculous" and "silly" instead, but its a tough habit to break!
ReplyDeleteOh, they so hear every LITTLE thing!!! This morning Henry and I were playing kick ball and he informed me that I kicked to hard, but that was okay because it was an accident. Hmm... where has he heard that from??
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