One of the really useful things I got out of one of the parenting books I read when I was trying to get a handle on a challenging phase was the notion that "why" is a difficult question for most, if not all, kids to answer, and that asking it just plain doesn't work up until they're about 8 - 10, depending on the kid. So it stands to reason that it would be an even more difficult question for a kid whose theory of mind developed more slowly.
Apparently "why" is a grownup question. I'd never really thought about that.
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Date: 2011-05-29 03:50 pm (UTC)Apparently "why" is a grownup question. I'd never really thought about that.