Are Young children natural questioners. ?

Question

Thank you

Answer 1

I had forgotten how many questions they can actually ask.  I've been taking care of my 20 month old granddaughter during the day for the last 5 weeks.  This past week I kept one of those clickers on just to count how many questions she asks in one day.  I quit clicking on Tuesday.  On Monday she asked 332 questions that I remembered to click, I probably missed 1/3 of them.  She wants to know about everything.  Thank goodness I'm a grandma, I have all the time and the patience in the world.  My Son asked me today how I do the crafts I do with her without her messing everything up...I told him patience and love.....he replied...I try Mom, I really do try.  From the moment she steps her tiny feet in the door the questions start and she's usually asking "am I coming back tomorrow?" as she is leaving?  Today is Saturday and she was so upset that she could not come over that I told him to bring her by for a short visit.  She asked why she wasn't going to stay and play today right off the bat.  They are natural sponges...but full of love and and joy.  God blessed me with the most beautiful sponge in the ocean!!!

Peace & Love  :)

Answer 2

Yes.

Answer 3

I think so. From the time they can talk they are always asking questions. My daughter is two and she asks all kinds of questions. When I was in high school I worked in a preschool and we had a little boy who was three and he would ask "why" all day long. He wanted to know about everything but thats how kids learn is threw questions.

Answer 4

Yes.  Give them the truth please, if you don't know the answer find it out and tell them.

Answer 5

Yes!!! I work with children aged 3-5 years and i get asked so many questions in a day! They also want to know 'WHY?' to all my answers!  

Answer 6

huh?

what do you mean?

can you explain this ?

why does the lights come on at night?

When is supper time?

Why is the dog dancing with my leg?

Answer 7

yes it's part of being a human...we're all questioners no matter what age

Answer 8

Oh yes! And I love it, It shows their innocent curiosity.!

My sister can come up with soooooo many questions and she's very knowledgeable for a 5 year old.

Answer 9

Yes my grandchildren sure are.

Answer 10

Yep, they're curious. So many things are new to them.

Answer 11

The most HONESTLY and COURAGEOUSLY Natural of all!

Answer 12

I'm a teacher, and I get thousands of questions a day.  Research shows that teachers answer about 1000+ student questions a day..I don't even realize it!

when it comes to your kids, of course.  they don't understand why things are, even when you explain it.  so I bet you hear "why?" a lot, huh?  and questions to what seems logical, or asking to repeat things again.  Completely normal!  They're discovering the world!

Answer 13

This is how Tiddly-peeps learn about everything.

That is why it is important to be as honest as you can when answering.

Answer 14

Absolutely.  And that's the only way they learn.

Answer 15

Yeah

Answer 16

ohh yes soooo many questions.

Answer 17

Not all the time.

Answer 18

why?

why?

why?

why?

take that as a yes lol

Answer 19

Yes, I know it's a good thing - but ears are ringing and throat sore from talking sooo much every day. I love this time of night (UK midnight), when i can complete a thought process and be very quiet.

Answer 20

Yes they are, but the cynic in me says that some children get the fact that it really winds people up when they ask a question and then don't really listen to the answer...  

Answer 21

Of course, its a big wide world out there and they know nothing about it!!

Answer 22

Young children are sponges just dying for information to absorb, and the more they ask, the more they will find out.   That's why when the 2 year olds in my preschool class ask me questions, and they ask a million, I don't get frustrated because I know that it is the only way they can learn and find out things that are intersting to them.

Answer 23

My son is 4 in October and he asks questions from the moment he wakes, until he drops off to sleep.  It's exhausting, but fascinating too to see how his mind works.  I feel like a walking encyclopedia!  He gets frustrated with me when I don't know all the answers!

Answer 24

Yes! We can learn a lot from the Children of the World. They are far smarter than we give them credit for.

Answer 25

Yes and I love this phase. I have two children, one of which is out of this stage and another that is going through it at the moment. When they start to enter the stage is when they are becoming aware that there is a life outside of their own and they are not the center of the universe as they once thought before they could articulate what they wanted.

My daughter, who is 4 years old, asks me questions consistently now. Within the past week she has asked me, "Why do people get married", "How do the leaves change colors?", "How do leaves grow on the trees?", "Why is the sun up when we are awake and stars when we sleep", "Why do people work for money?" and I could continue on and on. During this phase I really appreciate the innocence of a child. Each question that she asked I already knew instantaneously the answer, but she is coming to an understanding at just how complex this universe is and what reality is about.

Answer 26

i was i used to ask so many questions people would shout at me or ignore :(

but it was worth it i learned alot xD

Answer 27

Yes they are sweetheart.

Answer 28

They sure are.  Love, honey

Answer 29

They should be,

unless their spirits have been squelched.

ma

Answer 30

My daughter asked what was for dinner one night.  I said tacos.  She said, "What's a taco?"  Which really drove home the fact that they really don't know anything, do they?

You know nothing until you experience it or someone tells you.  Yes, they are.

Also...when the "why's" start..."Why are you feeding the puppy?"  "Because he's hungry."  "Why?"  "Because he hasn't eaten in a while." "Why?"  "Because we haven't fed him in a while."  "Why?"  "Because we were at work and school."  "Why?"...if they just keep saying why to everything you say without elabrorating to show a 'real' need of information...then:

The "why" isn't what they're really asking.  When the "why's" start what they're really doing is trying to get you to talk to them.  They're asking for interaction.  So don't get frustrated.  Just start a conversation with them...about anything, your day, the way that cloud looks, etc...and they'll be getting just what they wanted all along.  You.

Answer 31

Yes; Every young child I've known has. It's mainly because they're very curious, and want to learn more about life.