Kidcatraz » why http://kidcatraz.com Kids and parenting Tue, 10 Jun 2014 04:48:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Because I Said So http://kidcatraz.com/2014/02/because-i-said-so http://kidcatraz.com/2014/02/because-i-said-so#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:02:22 +0000 http://kidcatraz.com/?p=266 WHY?????? – When your “young” child constantly asks “WHY”, he/she is not trying to be obnoxious, annoying, or disrespectful; they are truly “Seeking to Understand”. Last night I babysat my 4 year old grandson and between 4:00 & 7:00 he asked me “WHY” 44 times (I counted). Because I know better, I attempted to give […]

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]]> whyWHY?????? – When your “young” child constantly asks “WHY”, he/she is not trying to be obnoxious, annoying, or disrespectful; they are truly “Seeking to Understand”. Last night I babysat my 4 year old grandson and between 4:00 & 7:00 he asked me “WHY” 44 times (I counted). Because I know better, I attempted to give an appropriate explanation to every “why” question. He finally said “Oh.” Why don’t I have hard liquor in this house – SMH.

I discovered that if you give a substantive response to the first why, you can possibly eliminate the next 10 follow-up “Why’s.” School is not the only place where learning should take place. In an effort to promote and develop problem solving skills, oral communication, and critical thinking skills, try “flipping the script.” Ask them “why?”

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