why?
August 23, 2016 • 22 comments • 1,045 viewsDaniel. Does. Not. Stop. Talking.
And nowadays he interrupts me when I’m talking to other people, because he’s so excited to tell me something (usually it’s something really not that interesting like “Look Mommy, this is a tissue”). If I don’t acknowledge when he calls me, he gets really annoyed and he will keep on calling you until you answer. I’ve taught him to say “Excuse me, please?” if he needs to interrupt for important things. So now he just goes “ExcusemeexcusemeexcusemeexcusemeMommy” when I’m talking to people and he expects me to acknowledge him first. Otherwise, I’m the rude one. Salah concept, boy.
He’s also at the why stage.
He loves going to the supermarket, so I always like to take him with me and just show him the different types of meat, fruits and vegetables. Tonight we went to the supermarket but we were too late, it had already closed. He looked unhappy.
“How come the supermarket is closed, Mommy?”
“Because it has opening hours from a certain time in the morning until a certain time at night. Outside that time, it closes.”
“Why?”
“Because that’s how shops work. There is a time they open and a time they close.”
“Why?”
“Because the workers there want to go home and sleep.”
“Why?”
“Because just like you, everybody needs to go home and sleep. Then they come to work again tomorrow morning and the supermarket opens again.”
“Why?”
“What do you mean why, I’ve explained everything clearly!”
Silence.
Phew, he got it.
A few seconds later,
“Why?”
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Omg vivy he is such adorable ans smart boy. I feel u coz i hv a 5yo son too…and his questions will go on and on and on……zzzzz
‘why(s)’ shows a good development of a kid! good job, daniel! ask mommy more! haha
hahaha..i think u have experienced it with your nephew few years back right? At that time u can still choose to ignore and leave, hehe.
WHY THIS POST SHORT MOMMY! WHY! WHY!
Why is daneil like this. Why vivy. Whyyyy? Hehehe kidding. Kudos daniel for asking tough questions!!
Vivy,
Why there is a “why stage”????
whenever the why q’s is going no where, i will ask my son a reverse questions relating to the topic. eg:
mama kenapa gelap?
sedap dah malam
kenapa dah malam?
sebab org nak tido
kenapa org nak tido?
sebab dah penat keje
kenapa dah penat keje?
Allah bagi penat, mama penat nak tdo, abg penat x? jom tdo.
Fahammmm sangat! The never ending questions! Tapi kan, sometimes I do this. I do a reverse question style. –
If they ask “Mama, why this and that?” I’ll ask back “Why do you think it’s this and that?”. Or “Mama, kenapa dia macam tu?” and I’ll ask balik “Abang rasa kenapa dia macam tu?”. And usually I will get very very interesting answers! Try it! Just for fun!
Hahaha, I feel you sistur! It was a tiring but very important phase for a child. A phase that lasts about 18 years but oh well. Whenever I’m tired or my kids have been asking the same questions over and over again, I’ll just say ‘Because they/it/he/she can.’ until they stop asking! XD
“Why is this rice brown”
“Because it can”
“Why that girl take my food”
“Because she can”
“Why the guy wears super mario baju”
“Because he can”
#badmother
i pulak skrg ni guna reverse psychology on my 5yo son. kalau soalan tu i dh jwb and dia tanya lg, i suruh dia explain balik. i”ll go… “now you tell me why?”
Same boat here! My 4y/o girl asks a Why question then she answers it herself, then ask me Why again..
“Mommy, why abang tu tak datang school? Because his Mommy said he is not well. Ya.. But. Why Mommy?”
“Err..you just answered your own question there..”
“But whyyyy?”
“Just now the Mommy & Teacher already said abang tu not well. Tomorrow he’ll be back la. You also know already..”
“But why he’s not well? He fever. He must sleep. Ada fever cannot go school.”
“There you go..”
“But whyyyy?”
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I feel like she is really testing out the Root Cause Analysis theory when she’s with me.
Maybe you can just twist the plot like start to ask him a question and hence the why’s. And then just explain everything like u used to do. Hehe i dont know much, really.
Haha. Good luck with the why stage. He’s being a smart boy. 🙂 (And a cute one too.)
You will miss this moment Vy. Just enjoy this stage…
Be patient mommies!
try this the next time he asks too many whys ‘You tell me why’
Hehehe that will get them thinking for like 5 seconds, and then you will have listen to toddler logic for the next 10 seconds before another why come.
hehehe
my daughter asks so many questions. and the list goes on. some sort of never ending. and i have this bad attitude where i made faces -_- like this when she asks a lot.
and she will stop.
for a while.
it works.
but now she will continue with, mama what’s wrong with your face ? your eyes should be like this ( try to open my eyes with her hands) put my lips onto smile position.
guys,
there’s only one tip
DEAL WITH IT !
This post is sho cute! Same like my boy. Until now, if he has something to say, he’ll go “mama, can i say/ask something?” until i agreed then he will make his point/ask his question.
daniel is so cleverrr boy..why? :-p
yes..sama..i guna reverse psikologi…before my kids tnya why..i akan tnya dlu…why.then dorg akan jawab..sometimes..akan jd lg fun..
I think the ‘whys’ are not as annoying as the interrupting. That just drives me craaazy. My daughter not only interrupts but yells when she does it. I’m gonna hv to learn how to stop kids from interrupting!
i have 3 kids, been through this with the elder two, now 6 and 4, the best way to handle this is to ask them back why.
for exmaple, the other day my girl asked me why i washed the car (like seriously?), instead of answering her, i asked her back, why do you think im washing the car?
i always do that, and trust me, you will get the most ridiculous and funniest answers ever!
plus you get them to use their brain more..
Hi Vivy. Maybe you can try this tip: http://www.aneverydaystory.com/2014/07/07/how-to-teach-your-child-not-to-interrupt/