Try to answer their questions with the best of your ability. Toddlers are curious little ones who start learning by asking questions and experimenting with stuff. I don't find anything wrong with them asking we should actually be proud of them wanting to learn. My toddler doesn't ask but she sure does have very interesting conversations with me which she asks me to repeat once she's done, I love this part of my day.
This is so common. I think almost all kids ask "Why" for everything until people around them gets tired. Simply becausw they are curious and honestly they do not know the reason behind it. Kids also keep asking "What is this?" As for them everything needs a name just like we do. Everything is new and alien and they need to memorize it for reproduction later so always be honest and explain in the simplest term. Never lie or joke around as at this time it sticks to their brains forever.
A toddler is naturally inquisitive. One psychologist told us that toddler years is a phase where the child is trying to collect information. And it is good if the toddler asks why because he wants an explanation, meaning he is interested in what is happening around him. A toddler like that shows intelligence with the questions and I’m sure the parents sometimes get tired of answering. But an advice to parents with toddlers, try to satisfy the queries of your child because it is a learning stage for him.
It is quite natural as a part of their leaning process. But when answering their queries it is better to try to think from their own perspective. If you can explain things in a simple way like through a game or story they would understand it better. For toddlers everything around them is brand new and it is like a magic / fantasy world for him. They tend to watch every moving things and wanted to know the secret. Colors like red also catch their attention. It is also common that if we answer one question they may keep asking other doubts related to the the same topic. So in some cases there is no end to it. But never discourage a kid's inquisitive nature as it is very essential for their overall psychological development.
If they're asking ''why'' because they're curious about something then you should explain whatever it is to them. In some cases, they ask ''why'' to anything even if they already know such as my baby sister asks ''what?'' to everything. We just repeat it 2 to 3 times and just tell her ''you know.'' That's usually enough to get her to stop asking. But you should always try to explain a few times because they do forget.
I think there is some really good advice. My daughter went through a spell of the why's. It's our job to answer these why questions but I'm sure you have a why ticket limit. One of the things I would do is redirect her thinking and ask her a why question of my own. Of course something I knew she would understand but I would turn the game around and see how much she was comprehending and allowed me to ask multiple why questions. Example "Why are we in the car?" "Why is your butt stinky?" "Why are you wearing shoes?" give it a shot. hope it works for you
And oh are toddlers so good at finding that limit, hahaha. That's a really good idea, I'm going to try it next time.
Yes I agree with most of the comments. Toddlers are curious little ones and they tend to ask almost everything, as to "Why is that and why is this" and all. I think the best way is to answer their questions in the most simple way so they can understand easily what it means. That way, they will learn new things and will lessen their questions in time since most of them will be answered by you.
I was like this when I was a kid. I found out from my grandma because she was the one who was taking care of me when I was small. She said I would literally piss her off with me just asking "why?". Why is the sky blue? she would then answer, then I would ask why again, and again and again! But she told me she had to answer every why that I asked since she knows that's the way I would learn things. But of course there are times that she isn't in the mood and would just tell me that I asked the same question days ago, she would tell me to remember what she told me and come back when I remembered what she said. that's probably the way she tested my memory.
Not just your toddler, but almost all kids have too many "Why" "What" "How." These WH questions need to be answered because these are the questions that take your child to the source of knowledge and information. Kids have empty brain, which needs to be filled with knowledge, information and wisdom. Thus, they always have questions. However, the parents do not have answers to all questions. In that case parents need to do research and tell the truth to their children.
Being inquisitive is normal to every normal kid. Their innocence so demands it, an answer to every question. If you want your kid to believe what is reality, you better tell him what is the truth, if possible explain it to his level of understanding or comprehension. Don't exaggerate it. Leading him to the right path of knowledge and understanding, he will grow up of being truthful, trustworthy, and reliable.
