But Why???

Alll my kids did this. I think it's just a way of them wanting conversations not to end and us paying more attention to them. I know it can be frustrating but in a few years you'll just want them to TALK to you!!! Teenagers have a way of not talking to their parents and you end up wishing they'd say anything to you! Even, "BUT WHY"? (haha)

Paz

Oh i think every mother of a preschooler is dealing with this lol..when mine did it i would turn it around on them when i got tired of answering. I would say well why do you want to know, and they give there answer, then keep asking why. Mine usually just giggled and went to go play again. But they do grow out of it !!

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When my kids used to ask But Why, particularily pertaining to why they had to do something,I would simply say " Because I said so". It usually worked.

Try asking them a question back after you answer the first question, and then help them think through the answer.

Lisa - Mom to her spunky little Scarlette

I went through it .... not the "but why" just why it went on for a couple of months ... and then it stopped ... this shall too shall pass is how I thought about it!!

Kelly is doing the same thing!

It's crazy, eh? LOL

H~
Mom of 2 Daughters - Kelly (3 yrs) and Skylar (21 mos old)
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My kids also have done it and are doing it right now. I think after a while it becomes habit because they ask "why" so much. The stage will pass.

My soon to be 3yr old has been doing this for a while, and yes, it gets old quick. I think the most annoying part is when there is no why - "Why does red mean stop?" or it's something he really knows the answer to, he's just not thinking that much. In that situation, I try to ask him leading questions so that he can figure out that he knew the "why" all along. Then I tell him, "see you knew that already, didn't you" and he laughs and says "yeah"

I think somewhere between 2.5 and 3 kids begin this stage. My son who is 3.5 asks 'why' all the time. He can start off with 'why is that car blue' while we are in the car...and a few explanations down the road we end up with 'why is the sky blue'. I try to make it a game with him..and sometimes I don't have the answers and I'll tell him "I don't know why...what do you think?" That usually presents a pause...at least for awhile.

LisaMommy is a 38 year old discussion leader for arizonamoms.com from the Paradise Valley/Scottsdale area. Her two boys are ages 9 months and 3 years old.

I answered every "why" with an answer and if I didn't know it I'd/we would look it up. My kids asked "why" for years and years. Now they are straight A, honor classes, high school and Jr. high students and they love learning. Answering their questions will encourage them to think about the world around them and inspire them to seek more information in the future. Look at the "why"s as a good thing and a sign they are using their brains.

soccermom of a 12 yr old boy and 15 yr old young lady