We're entering new territory with Sophia. It's the infamous WHY? stage. I thought this was an age 3 thing, but she seems to be in full swing right now. She wants to know everything.
It's kind of gross, but at the moment she also wants to know if she can eat everything, including her pee pee and Sadie's food. She always asks with a coy grin. She knows the answer, of course, but she likes it when I play along.
I actually think I've figured out why toddlers ask the never ending WHY question
Here's my "Stay at home mom" perspective:
They are asked WHY questions so many times throughout each day that they must think it's the most important thing to know! Here's a handful of why questions that Sophia may hear in any typical day...
Sophia, why did you spill your crackers/cereal/carrots/etc?
Sophia, why are you crying?
Why are you sad?
Why did you break that?
Why did you push Aubrey/Sadie/her/him/that?
Why don't you want to eat your lunch/dinner?
Why did you write on that?
Why are you frustrated?
Why are you disappointed? (This is one of her favorite new words)
And the answers to those questions are probably really, really hard for a 2 1/2 year old to answer.
Her inquisitiveness is so cool. She's discovering so many things right now and the very best part about it is that she wants to share each and every single discovery with me! LUCKY ME!!!
2 comments:
Here's the best reply: "Why do you think?"
Don't you think one of the best things about parenting is re-discovering the world? I loved it when one of the kids pointed out something to me that I would overlook on my own!
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