The world's smallest girl Charlotte Garside is said to have taken a massive step this month after starting her first day at primary school. The five-year-old, who is just 68cm tall and weighs less than 9lbs, is no bigger than a newborn and smaller than her favourite teddy.
Last week, she joined kids her own age in the classroom for the first time.The day marked a milestone for proud parents Scott Garside and Emma Newman who have battled to give their daughter as normal a life as possible.
She was born with a form of Primordial Dwarfism so rare doctors don't even have a name for it.
But despite being warned she could die before the age of one, she has developed into a boisterous and inquisitive girl
'She may be small but she has a massive personality and wants to do everything a normal five-year-old does.'She is very inquisitive and the school have already told us she has a learning age of a three-year-old, which is higher than we thought.
'Of course, I was worried she could get hurt by the other children, but she has her own tutor look after her and she's not as fragile as you'd think.'
When she was born, Charlotte weighed less than 2lbs, measured 25cm and had to be dressed in dolls' clothes.
People go through so much and though sometimes we are tempted to imagine that we're going through the very worst situations ever, be inspired by this young girl who is trying despite the odds..and one last thing..be thankful!
wow!!! that is amazing how small she is.
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