One of the joys of being a parent is enduring the seemingly endless questions that your kids ask! Many experienced parents (and books) tell of a child's insatiable curiosity and their constant "Why?" questions. Experts and non-experts alike agree that this is a form of processing information and a method of learning.
The "Why?" question doesn't really exist in our home. Instead, Art and I get bombarded with a million "What if . . . " questions a day!
"Mommy, what if someone jumped off that building and he didn't die, what would happen to him?"
"Mommy, what if a little kid did something bad . . . would he go to jail?" (Note to self: Be sure to ask the little kid if there is something on his mind that he would like to confess!)
"Mommy, what if someone did something wrong, but said that someone else did it? Would the 'someone else' get into trouble?" (Another note to self: Did someone else (like little brother or big sister) get blamed for something they didn't do?)
Yes, Rachel and Michael are learning and growing and processing choices and consequences. It is our desire for them that they grow up to be a woman and man of our father and we believe they are on their way. It is our desire that they don't "get away" with bad choices, but that they get caught! Yes, we want our children to be caught when they do something wrong. It is partially through being caught that they learn of the impact of choices and consequences.
"Mommy, what if aliens were real?"
"Mommy, what if a bug flew into my eye, would it hurt?"
"Mommy, what if . . . ?"
I must admit that at times, I can get very tired of "what if?" Michael asks the most questions and sometimes, they seem to never stop. "What if I ate the shell of an egg?" or "What if I fought a dinosaur for real?" or "What if I ate all the food in the world?"
What if, indeed!
The "Why?" question doesn't really exist in our home. Instead, Art and I get bombarded with a million "What if . . . " questions a day!
"Mommy, what if someone jumped off that building and he didn't die, what would happen to him?"
"Mommy, what if a little kid did something bad . . . would he go to jail?" (Note to self: Be sure to ask the little kid if there is something on his mind that he would like to confess!)
"Mommy, what if someone did something wrong, but said that someone else did it? Would the 'someone else' get into trouble?" (Another note to self: Did someone else (like little brother or big sister) get blamed for something they didn't do?)
Yes, Rachel and Michael are learning and growing and processing choices and consequences. It is our desire for them that they grow up to be a woman and man of our father and we believe they are on their way. It is our desire that they don't "get away" with bad choices, but that they get caught! Yes, we want our children to be caught when they do something wrong. It is partially through being caught that they learn of the impact of choices and consequences.
"Mommy, what if aliens were real?"
"Mommy, what if a bug flew into my eye, would it hurt?"
"Mommy, what if . . . ?"
I must admit that at times, I can get very tired of "what if?" Michael asks the most questions and sometimes, they seem to never stop. "What if I ate the shell of an egg?" or "What if I fought a dinosaur for real?" or "What if I ate all the food in the world?"
What if, indeed!
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