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My son is 15 months old, I've been preparing for the endless why's phase since he was born. I'm psyched to see how far we can go before we have to start googli
by swalsh 10y ago
My son is 15 months old, I've been preparing for the endless why's phase since he was born. I'm psyched to see how far we can go before we have to start googling.
- mcphage 10y agoAh, see, I get what you're thinking. But they're craftier than that. "Why" gets a response, so they'll use "why" all the time—even for questions that aren't really "why?". Or they'll ask why again for the same question, repeatedly. Or sometimes, they'll just ask "Why?" about nothing in particular.
- AnkhMorporkian 10y agoGod that sounds tremendously annoying. We should just stop having kids. Future generations will thank us!
- mcphage 10y agoOh, it absolutely can be. But sometimes, it's amazing.
- mturmon 10y agoMy kid had that problem. I asked her to phrase her "why" questions as complete sentences ("why is the sky blue?"), which helped a lot to get her to actually engage mentally.
- blakesterz 10y agoLike all things parenting, Louis C.K. has that one answered perfectly: "Why?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2ZsoYWwJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2ZsoYWwJA