| Scientists, sociologists, institutes and child | | | | they are mean. Yes, children are mean to other |
| development organizations all made tests and | | | | children even at this kind of age. How often have |
| studies to show whether or not the way you | | | | we seen a kid hitting another kid, just because he |
| name your baby has any effects on his childhood | | | | took his playing spot or because he wants to play |
| development. Well, all these tests, studies and | | | | with that particular toy. Having a weird name |
| surveys don't mean squat, when compared to | | | | won't help stop other kids being mean to yours, |
| common sense. We'll use common sense in the | | | | on the contrary, it will encourage them. Getting |
| following article, rather than scientific formulas and | | | | physically and verbally abused every day starting |
| numbers, in order to determine whether or not | | | | from kindergarten because of your name, won't |
| the way you name your baby has any effect on | | | | bring you up as a sturdy character and it will |
| his childhood development. | | | | most likely have a negative effect on how you |
| Pre-kindergarten Period | | | | develop as a person. |
| Having a weird or uncommon name as opposed | | | | The fact that they always speak their mind could |
| to having a common one probably won't make | | | | also have a negative effect. If you named your |
| any difference during this period. A child of this | | | | daughter "Feather", she won't think there's |
| age is cute and cuddly regardless of his name and | | | | something wrong with her name until he ends up |
| the only people he will come in personal contact | | | | in the same room with several kids. They'll start |
| with are his parents' close friends and relatives, | | | | taunting her almost immediately as they find out |
| which shouldn't feel any different about your little | | | | about her name and this could drive your |
| one because of his name. At worst, you could get | | | | daughter into solitude or bar her ability to improve |
| a reaction from them that goes by the line of | | | | her social skills later on. |
| "Wow, that's an unusual name...how do you think | | | | Primary, Mid and High School Child Development |
| he/she will feel about it when growing up?". And | | | | In most countries, the entire school process lasts |
| although most will probably think the above | | | | for 12 years, from age 6/7 to 18/19. It's the time |
| statement, 90% of them will probably shut up | | | | your child develops his character, personal skills |
| about it. | | | | and it will have a great effect on how he will |
| Kindergarten Period | | | | manage later on in life. It's also the time he can |
| Your child develops a great deal through | | | | suffer most from his awkward name. The "cool" |
| kindergarten because it's the first time he gets an | | | | factor is very important to kids this age and |
| organized education and it's the first time he | | | | having an awkward name severely reduces that. |
| spends extensive periods with other kids his age. | | | | No one will want to be friends with the "dude with |
| This is when the name of your baby really starts | | | | the weird name". On the other hand, having a |
| having some visible effects. Kids start reasoning | | | | unique name (as long as it's not weird) can be an |
| during kindergarten and they start developing raw | | | | advantage as he will stand out of the crowd in |
| social skills, but they also have two traits that can | | | | class and it could also enhance that "cool" factor |
| have a negative effect on your child's | | | | we talked about earlier. |
| development: they always speak their mind and | | | | |