Children amd nicknames
By shiesse
@shiesse (306)
Canada
December 28, 2011 7:02pm CST
Do you think nicknames are harmful to a child? a while back I heard that nicknames can do your child harm and cause confusion on who they really are and in rare cases cause multiple personality disorder. I have never truly believed that and have always used nicknames for my children.Do you bealive a nickname can really cause harm? I have always seen them as terms of enderment myself
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
29 Dec 11
No I don't think it's harmful at all. My parents called me by another name as a child and I answered to both and I only have one personality. I call my daughter by her nickname all of the time as well as her birth name hat I gave her. She answers to both and she is 11 month old. She know she is in trouble I use her birth name.
@dutingz (3)
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29 Dec 11
Yes I think its harmful in some ways. For most person, when they hear someone nickname, they started to think of that people based on their nickname and not just who that person really are. Say for instance someone with a name, bin ladin. Person would thing that person is a terrorist. Since that name will forever affect its self image,always consider what association comes to mind as you are deciding on a names.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
30 Dec 11
My daughters nickname is the short for her real name like will is short for William. Nicknames can be short for a name of a person or something like they have done. I call me daughter sugar some times because she is sweet like sugar. Shybear is a nickname for me because one I'm shy and I like Teddy bears. See a nickname isn't bad or harmful I was also called terminator on the soccer feild but that doesn't means I'm mean or hurtful in any way. So if someone wants to assum someone is like something based off of a name then there stupid and not someone you want to be around because they are taking a name ilteraly and outing it way out of where it is. Bin lande isn't a great explain stail not a good guy people still use both first and last name but either if then are nick name bin landen that isn't even a nick name. So you have to think closly about what is a name and hat is a nickname and th two definitions. Because bin laden is my a nickname but a name. Normally a nickname isn't a shorting of a name it's a word or two words but together like my screen name that's a nickname as well as my daughter being called Sugar thats a nickname.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
30 Dec 11
Yes, only if the nickname given is not appropriate or has a negative connotation or whatsoever, the same goes for actual names that are difficult to pronounce or sounds funny. But very few give undesirable nicknames to their child. So, one must be careful of what nicknames they give to their children.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
29 Dec 11
Although I don't necessarily believe that it can cause multiple personality disorders for children, I can attest that having nicknames (or different names, in different settings) help create a specific personality for a particular setting.
For example, when my parents call me with the nickname they chose, I can always see myself as the young kid living in my parents house, and needing their guidance.
And not the (supposedly) mature adult who also have kids of my own. Whereby I go by a different (nick)name.
@r3jcorp (1382)
• Philippines
29 Dec 11
No, I don't believe that. I, myself was called by my parents by my nickname and for me it is a sign that when they are calling me by my real name, then they are serious and I need to pay more attention with them. I don't think that I have a personality problem because of that. I do believe that parents do call their children with a nickname as a sign of endearment or to tell them how special they are. Filipinos love to give nicknames to their children, and usually we do that by repetitive names like jen-jen, jun-jun or maybe mae-mae but sometimes nicknames are very strange like trampikoy, buninis or popsy.
@tiina05 (2317)
• Philippines
29 Dec 11
hello,
I also have an nickname and I never confuse of who I am because my mom still stick to my mind that I am who I am and that is just my nickname. blah! blah! I dont think it is harmful at all since many people used that to minimize the name of their children and what if you called your child in her long name. 
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
29 Dec 11
Nope this is not true at all. Parents should just explain the child what is their real name. Their nickname is different from the real one they are to use when at school. Their nicknames would only serve as their name for families and relatives as well as close friends. I have two names too. But I know which one to use at home and at school or work.
