Why Kids Ask The Same Thing 100 Times: They're Not Just Taunting Their Parents - There Are 3 Good Reasons

26.03.2024 12:43

Many parents find children's habit of repeating the same questions irritating.

However, it is worth remembering that children are not capable of doing something out of spite, so do not think that the child is pursuing the goal of properly testing your nervous system - in fact, the reasons for such behavior are completely different.

Unsatisfied curiosity

Even adults don't always understand the answer the first time - what can you expect from children? If a child asks the same questions over and over, it's quite possible that he or she hasn't fully understood the answer.

Try to answer differently, or better yet, give an example or show a picture or video.

The desire to be sure of one's knowledge

It is difficult for small children to understand which things change quickly, and which change over a long period of time or remain the same forever. This is what distinguishes them from adults, for whom it is obvious that the answer to the question "Why is dad bald?" is always the same, but to the question "What are you doing now?" it is constantly changing.

Child
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Thirst for attention

Often children ask questions not to get information, but to attract the attention of adults.

Why not try to devote more of your time to your little one – sometimes it’s enough to hug the baby or hold his hand, and then the thirst for knowledge will be satisfied.

Earlier we talked about how many clubs a child can attend.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources


Content
  1. Unsatisfied curiosity
  2. The desire to be sure of one's knowledge
  3. Thirst for attention