Why You Don't Always Need to Give Specific Answers to Your Child's Questions: A Simple Explanation

29.05.2024 06:20

Many children are "why- ...

Children who frequently ask questions of their parents regularly learn important information and gain knowledge.

True, those mothers and fathers who try to give a precise and exhaustive answer to absolutely every question of their child are not entirely right.

Yes, such a desire is quite understandable: you want the child to fully understand a particular topic.

However, some children's questions should still be left without specific answers.

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How to communicate with "why-why" people correctly

Some of the questions asked by the child do not need to be answered specifically.

Instead, it is worth explaining to the child where he can find the correct answer (for example, in an encyclopedia).

In this case, the child will be motivated to search for the necessary information himself.

Having acquired a useful skill, the child will turn to mom and dad with questions much less often.

But this is not the most important thing. What is more important is that the child will learn to work with sources and gain knowledge not only with the help of parents and teachers, but also independently.

Previously, we listed parental mistakes that a child can remember for the rest of his life.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief