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dsguerber@msn.com's story
January 26, 2008
Sometimes kids know why!
One sunny day our daughter was playing in the back yard and took notice of a butterfly that was visiting the flower bed. Whenever she approached the butterfly, it would flit away and find another spot to land (but didn't leave the yard... read more
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winnie_ca's story
September 06, 2007
The perfect answer
I have twins so when one starts with the "Why," the other one gets going too. Oy! At first I gave them all my attention and tried answer them in a really thoughtful way, but that just got them going more -- of course, usually it's the... read more
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pixposies's story
July 18, 2007
peppering mommy with questions...
Both of my girls, 6 and 10, have always asked nonstop questions. At first, I felt compelled to answer everything with a full-blown response. After all, they are trying to learn... and I have the answers! (Or so I would have them believe.) Yes, after a while my brain was no longer my own.... read more
camden1000's story
July 09, 2007
An alternative to "because I said so"
I never wanted to say "because I said so" to my kids, but my 3 year old, Ethan asks "why" questions until I want to scream. So I do my best to answer them and when he asks things we've covered already I ask him "why does you think so... read more
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Mommymorris1967's story
July 09, 2007
Sounds silly?
I do know that the why stage can sometimes be so annoying and my patience would wear thin with my three older children but I have an autistic son now. I would love to hear him say why or understand when I tell him a reason I want him to... read more
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