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My kids and their countless questions
*What is the day today? Why there are more work days than family day? Why are you working? What happen when you are going to work?* *How do plants grow? What does pineapple grow from?* *How do we come out from your tummy?* *Why is Lola dead? Where is the Lord? Where is heaven?* These are just few or the many questions my kids randomly ask each day. Eilan is 6 years old and Lianne is 4 years old, and they both seem not to run out of questions. They will ask one question, you will answer and they will ask more. Moms, daddies, parents and adults like me can really relate to this scenario. Everyday, kids are having so many questions, some of which we do not expect for them to ask. More often we became irritated with those especially when we are doing something. We became impatient in dealing with them. **So why kids are always asking questions?** According to **curiousworld.com**, based on survey, children makes at most 73 questions a day, children ask questions because they are curious to know things, seeking answers on their observations and the desire to know the reasons of things. I can still remember the psychology lesson I had way back in my college days, the lesson of **Tabula Rasa**. Tabula Rasa is a theory that the mind is like a "blank slate", in an empty state at birth and that blank slate will be filled with knowledge through experience and perception(Meriam Dictionary).
With this theory, I can say that the kids are starting to fill in that blank slate with answers of the questions they ask. And that's the primary reason why we should handle the questions with grace and truthfulness, because those kids will really believe our answers regardless if its wrong or right. I listed some of the techniques in handling questions and these are based on my experiences. **Listen to the child's questions**. I often became guilty of this, when my child ask and I am doing something, I just nod or say yes, even if I am not really listening to the question. My son will say, "Mama you are not listening". It is important that we should listen to what these kids are asking, it will allow them to fell valued. **Answer the questions as best as we can.** As I said earlier, children will believe what adults will answer regardless if its wrong or right. Giving misleading, unserious answers will not help our kids. If we cannot explain it properly, we should make a good excuse, rather than giving an unserious answer. **Tell them nicely on when to stop asking.** There should be a time that we will make them stop asking questions for that time but is should be said in a nice manner. I usually cut the many questions by saying "Ok this is the last question". Sometimes kids haggle for 2 last questions. **Teach them to ask properly on right timing**. This is related to training. We should teach our child to properly ask on the right time. For an instance, if I am talking on phone or to someone on personal, I am asking my kids to wait for their turn or say excuse and not to interrupt with the conversation with their questions. CONCLUSION Children are always asking questions and we should be happy that they do because it's only normal for them to ask. It's because they are curious and that they have that desire to know how things worked in this world that we live in. Let us just always bear in mind that when answering questions, we should answer and handle those questions properly because kids believe what we are saying. I took a break for my Travel Blogs and make this article as part of the Writing Prompt #5: Questions of @JonicaBradley . It just pop-up in my mind to write something related to the topic, also inspired with @meitanteikudo in his article Can I Ask You Something?. https://read.cash/@JonicaBradley/writing-prompt-5-questions-c4076047 https://read.cash/@meitanteikudo/can-i-ask-you-something-916f8fb2 Some related articles with the same prompt. Questions... Questions.. Questions by @Eylz2021 https://read.cash/@Eylz2021/questions-questions-questions-c156a650 Questions and intentions by @Yen https://read.cash/@Yen/questions-and-intentions-8ca4798b So many unanswered Questions by @HappyBoy https://read.cash/@HappyBoy/so-many-unanswered-questions-ba5f5c1c Questions: From Why to How by @immaryandmerry https://read.cash/@immaryandmerry/questions-from-why-to-how-9e9bc235 A Lifetime of Questions by @LykeLyca https://read.cash/@LykeLyca/a-lifetime-of-questions-d930672f Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Questions, Questions ... by @emily2u https://read.cash/@emily2u/who-what-where-when-why-how-questions-questions-2284ca97 Lead Image : Image by **AURELIE LUYLIER, You're Welcome!** from **Pixabay** https://pixabay.com/users/tjena-2204219/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=2800835 https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=2800835 Reference : **Why do kids ask so many questions?** https://www.curiousworld.com/blog/why-do-kids-ask-so-many-questions Links If you have a passion in writing you are very much welcome in read.cash 👉**https://read.cash/r/MizLhaine** And if you want shorter messages, see you in Noise 👉**https://noise.cash/u/MizLhaine**
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That testifies that education starts at home. Good morning 😉🙃
tama ka dyan, kelangan sagutin ng tama, para tama ang nalalagay nila sa kanilang mind.good morning din.
Correct
Kaloka ang 73 questions a day. Murag nag periodical test. 😆
hahaha. na amaze sad gale ko, ihapon diay ni nakong question sa akoa kids. haha.
Haha. Nahimoot jud kos periodical test oy.
Hahahaha. Taasa diay nimo mgpa periodical test medem oi. hehehe
Thanks for the mention 💖💖💖 Grabe namang dami ng tanong yun 😂😂😂 though yung mga pamangkin ko din matanong haha pero binabalik ko sa kanila ang tanong 😂 bad tita lol
You are welcome. Ganyan din ako minsan sa mga kids ko, may mga tanong kasi na alam na nila ang sagot, talagang, may pa test test pa sila sayo kung alam mo, or they would like to verify it again.
Unending tlga and questions NG mga kids and nagreready na ako para dyan. Hahaha
Yes, unending, but they say, mamimiss daw natin ang stage na to pag lumaki na sila na halos hindi na sila nagtatanong. Ilang taon na si baby?
Totoo Yun momsh Kaya cherish natin .
Yes, we ought to be grateful when kids are inquisitive because it tells us at least they are developing their tiny brains, and that there is nothing wrong with them. It can be exhausting to play 20 questions (at a time) with kids, but hey, we always learn something from their questions, too, right?
I agree with learning something from their questions. They usually ask questions about what they see on TV, or what they observed around or even experience. And for you to answer it, you need to verify it by searching. One question is that, "Mama, do you know, that see horses who are boys are the one making babies?" I did not even know that, but they do, so I googled it, and found out that its true. well, kids are really brilliant.
There you go! We do learn a lot from them, too, if we paid attention when we're with them.
Yes, they retain so much in their minds too.
The best kind of sponge!
I agree with that.
Hahaha. 73 a day just the average. I think some kids would ask about 15 questions per conversation. Hehe. And the most difficult to answer is when they ask a series of 'Why' questions. Hehe
Yes, I agree with the 15. If you won't tell them to stop they won't really stop. Why are really hard, Like why the sky is blue? , why I am the first child? why.. and so many whys...
Lol. Sometimes the best way to stop is to return the question to them. Hahaha
Agree with these.
Thanks for the mention. I can still remember my curiosity from when I was a kid. I am always like, why, why is like that, why is like this, why should we, how to do that, what would happen... questions like that. :D But then I grew a little older and I was branded as pilosopo. Hahaha But I took that as a compliment, if you don't want a stupid answer, don't ask a stupid question . LOL
Hahaha, so anong brand sayo nong kid ka pa? Mr. Palatanong? If they could only tell you when you are getting older na, "ikaw din naman noon tanong ng tanong". Pero I believe, you answered naman the serious questions, right?hehe
Hahah parang ganun. Batang makulit. Haha yeah of course. I love to ask questions as much as I love answering them.
Palatanong lang din talaga kiddo niyo.. Pero mas mabuti na yon para mahasa din ang mind. Good day po!😊
Yes, super palatanong talaga. Minsan, napapagsabihan na kasi walang katapusan ang tanong. Yes, you know that, training na while young, diba kasali yan sa mga lessons nyo on learning sa mga kids?
Yes po maam.. Para mas ma.encourage pa yung mga bata to learn and mag.discover or explore things. Common talaga sa mga teachers ang ganito "Any clarifications, questions? Do you undestand?" hahaha😅
It's good for kids to ask questions, it's shows there willingness to learn
I agree, and we should not deprive that to them, how they are molded when they are young will affect them as they grow.
Ang daming tanong ng kapatid ko, puro walang kuwenta like di siya magsearch sa google hehe. Si mama kapag nagtatanong ako about something, binubungangaan lang ako kaya di ako palatanong eh haha. Sa noise lang
Sagutin mo din kasi minsan, kahit mga walang kwentang tanong para sayo, ianswer mo pa din. hehehe. Baka kasi busy si mama mo kaya di ka nya sinasagot.
Okay po yan Para sa bata haha 73 questions ang dami 😅 , mas mahirap kasi kapag ang bata ay tihimik lang.
Hahaha, ang dami nga ng 73 ano, mas marami pa sa summative test. yes, mahirap talaga kapag ang bata tahimik lng, baka may problema.
Thank you for mentioning my article and also upvoting/commenting on it. Appreciate much. I don't have kids, but I guess, a curious kid is a healthy kid.
You are welcome. I like roaming around and I happened to bump with your article which I can relate. Yes, it's ok if they are asking rather than not talking at all.
It is always good to listen to children because they are so curious to know why that is so or why the objects are turning upside down. They also want to learn and have the knowledge why many things are just the way they are. Nevertheless, we shouldn't deprive children of knowing the truth because what they hear, they will stick to it and even want to pass such answer to their friends.
Yes, that's what I observed, when we give them the answers they will tell others about it and would even quote "Papa said that.... or Mama said that.." they would even feel bad if someone will tell them it's not that or it's not like this.
Children are naturally curious. It is the time where they learn fast and have sharp memory. It is the best opportunity to let them learn only good things, which they can only get from us adults. It is a crucial time that will introduce them in the schooling life. So we gotta do out best in this times. I can't relate yet, since I am not a mother yet. Hehe.
I agree with the curiosity, that's why I really emphasize the role of adults in answering kid's questions because they will believe what we are telling them. You will encounter this if not with your kids, with your pamangkins.
i must be ready for these questions soon too
Ayh, you really must dear.