I heard that when a child turns 3 years old that is when the “why” stage begins. I have to admit I hate it when a child, who doesn’t really even understand “why” anyway, asks me that. It is like a broken record of “why” after any statement you make to them…..you are just going to get it over and over again! “Why” is too general and could lead to all sorts of replies, rather than a direct question. So far, and hopefully this will not change, Sophia has not been a “why?” child. She has asked me very direct, simple questions about things in life. They are very random, but her curiosity is clearly growing. Here is a sample of what this child has been thinking about lately:
“Did a tractor build my house?”
“Do I have a brain?” After much discussion with her on people and brains and what they do for us….”Do cats have brains?” and so on and so on about several other animals. So then we had a discussion about animals and their brains.
“Are we people?” and “Are we humans?”
“When I grow big am I gonna be a mommy?”
“Are we on earth?” Which led to more questions like “Is our house on earth?” “Are we driving on earth?” We had a lengthy discussion about Earth too….
I can’t wait to see what more questions she has in store for me, as long as it isn’t “why”!
Categories: Heather, Sophia, Weekly Family Update
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