Mother shares the words she gives her son with dwarfism 

When Jade Morley sends off her first child Floyd-Henry to preschool on the NSW North Coast next year she knows she will be slightly anxious just like any other parent.

Floyd-Henry, 4, was born with achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder, also known as dwarfism.

Ross and Jade Morley with their three children, Floyd-Henry (left) and Harrison and Cleo

‘Floyd will be great socially. He’s really charismatic,’ says Mrs Morley, a primary school teacher.

‘He’s really intelligent, gentle, funny and cheeky too.

‘I just worry about the ones [children] that don’t know him in the community though,’ she adds.

‘My number one lesson for him in life is just to be kind.’

Floyd-Henry is off to preschool next year. His mother, Jade, describes him as gentle and funny

Floyd-Henry is off to preschool next year. His mother, Jade, describes him as gentle and funny

Mrs Morley and her husband, Ross, didn’t realise Floyd-Henry had dwarfism until he was five-months-old.

It was only when he was failed to meet physical milestones such as rolling over and crawling that the new parents began to worry and took him to the paediatrician.

‘We were sad and scared about the medical complications when we found out,’ recalls Mrs Morley.

Floyd-Henry and his siblings, Harrison and Cleo, enjoy the relaxed lifestyle on the NSW North Coast

Floyd-Henry and his siblings, Harrison and Cleo, enjoy the relaxed lifestyle on the NSW North Coast

‘It was endless googling and crying. It was disbelief.’

Achondroplasia occurs in about one in 25,000 births. But what most people don’t know is that in more than 80 per cent of cases isn’t inherited from the parents.

‘We always decided that we would never understand what he is going through,’ adds Mrs Morley, who now takes her son to events run by Short Statured People of Australia. 

Jade Morley has given her children the best advice: 'just to be kind'

Jade Morley has given her children the best advice: ‘just to be kind’

‘They’re people just like you and me, just shorter. They can do anything,’ she says.

‘Often they end up more resilient and are extremely successful.’

Mrs Morley, who also has two-year-old twins – Harrison and Cleo, says Floyd-Henry is the doting big brother.

Floyd-Henry is very caring and protective of his younger siblings, Harrison and Cleo

Floyd-Henry is very caring and protective of his younger siblings, Harrison and Cleo

‘They tower over him but they’re best friends,’ she says.

‘Floydy is especially protective of Cleo and they both look out for him. The days can be difficult, beautiful and crazy but we’re still standing,’ says Mrs Morley of her family.

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