Q&A: ask a toddler|When did your toddler start asking and answering “Why?” questions?
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ask a toddler–: When did your toddler start asking and answering “Why?” questions?
My son will be three in May, and he doesn’t seem to understand the question, “Why?” He understands, and asks who, what, where, & when, but I thought he would be able to get basic why questions by now. If asked why he did something, he looks at you confused, and just repeats the question. He also never asks why questions when he doesn’t get why he isn’t allowed to do something.
I realize that this is not a newborn question, but I usually get more answers from you all than I do on the toddler page, and I know that some of you have toddlers in addition to your newborns.
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Answer by SS
at around 2 years old they started asking the why questions, phew that was ruff. Give you little one time, he will soon start asking all babies develop differently
Answer by Teeny Beeny
My son just turned 3 on March 2nd, and he’s really into the “why” stage. His response to everything I ask him is “why?” If I ask him why he did something, he usually gives an imaginative (although untruthful) answer. You’re lucky he hasn’t started that phase yet, lol!
I don’t think you have anything to worry about at all. My son barely said a word until he was 18 months, and now I can’t shut him up lol. My son is very verbal and imaginative, but he’s behind on some things-He can’t identify colors, or say his ABC’s all the way through. So your son is probably ahead with his development in some areas, but verbally, he’s right were he should be.
Answer by starrjewell #3 is here!!
my 21 month old just started asking why (GGGRRRR) but has answered why (usually with i dont know) since about 19 months when she started putting words together
Answer by mystic_eye_cda
My son just turned three and he doesn’t get why either.
Actually if you say something like “Did you push your brother” chances are he will not give you a “truthful” answer. But he is just as likely to give the answer that will get him in trouble so he’s not “lying” as such.
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You’ve asked a question I’ve heard over and over from parents all around the world. We love to hear the quaint expressions our kids come up with as their language skills blossom, but sometimes their insistent questions seems a bit like the drip, drip, drip of an ancient water torture.
We’re frustrated for two reasons. Often we don’t know the real answers to the innocent questions they ask, but even when we do, our answers don’t slow the pace of their relentless questions. That’s because we’ve misunderstood their language and think that when they ask “why?” they mean the same thing we mean when we ask why. Our cause-and-effect answers miss the mark, and so they fail to satisfy. I’ll give you the key to unlock their language so you can answer the real question behind their many, many “whys.” Then both of you can revel in the joy of your communication.
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I remember when one of my own sons asked me why the sky was blue. I told him that on sunny days the sky was blue and that on cloudy days it was gray and that at night it was very, very dark. Sometimes in-between day and night, it’s a pretty pink or orange. And there are cool things in the sky. The sun gives us heat and light. It’s like the stars, only closer. There are planets that go around the sun, and we live on one of them, called Earth.
Notice that I didn’t at all answer why the sky is blue, but I did connect with him and answer his real question. He was delighted with our interchange and I got an enthusiastic “cool,” not another automatic “why?” We both won.
http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/baby/baby_development/why_children_ask_why.asp
From around the age of three – sometimes earlier – your child will begin to see the world through new eyes: it’s a wonderful age of discovery, and a time when children begin to make the connection between cause and effect. It’s also a nail-biting time for parents who may feel ill equipped to find answers, and who may come to dread any question that begins with ‘Why?’.
Really we should be privately celebrating the onset of this barrage of tricky questions, as it heralds a sudden upsurge in your child’s intellectual development. The younger child will simply accept that things are the way they are; the child with a greater degree of mental maturity will want to know why.
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ask a toddler–: What to do if toddler keeps asking for drink, but can’t keep anything down?
I have a 2yr old who came down with the tummy flu this morning. He is vomiting and has diareah. He throws up after ANY fluids. I have tried juice, water, and pedalyte. Even if I give him one teaspoon every 10 minutes, it keeps coming up.
Now he is begging for “juice”, which for him means anythig to drink. He just threw up, and now is crying over getting something to drink. Do I keep giving him stuff to drink, even throughout the night? Even if he keeps throwing it up?
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Answer by benjamin v
Try taking him too the doctors for a quick appointment
Answer by Gary
Give him water to flush his system to rid the disease.
Answer by Erica B
I would take him in to the doctor, he might be severly dehydrated at this point. It sounds like what happened with my daughter and by the time I brought her in to the ER she was dangerously dehydrated.
If that’s not an option then maybe you should try popsicles.
Answer by *Charli* Under Construction
He maybe trying to get the nasty taste of spew out of his mouth. My boys often ask for a drink when they are sick.
Answer by curious
Of course u keep giving him something to drink. U need to keep giving him liqiuds to try to keep him hydrated – even if he’s throwing it up. U should never deprive a sick child of fluids. It’s good that he keeps wanting to drink.
Answer by lil_alyssia07
you really should take him to the clinic or doctors right away.. babies and toddlers get dehydrated really easily.. he shouldn’t be drinking milk, juice, pop, or and thing else that’s not water and pedilyt.. milk will cause him to puke and juice and pop or any other sugar filled drinks will give him the runs and also vomit.. too because he is not holding and thing down his electrolytes are running low as well so pedilyt is your best bet.. and i know you don’t want to see him on the toilet but give him as much water and pedilyt as he wants….. by the way the hospital might hook him up to an iv if he is doing this non stop
Answer by carolslah@verizon.net
Small child, small body. Dehydrates easily. Give him a popsicle AND call the Dr. Brat diet is good when vomiting. Bannanas, rice, apple sauce and toast. Dont let him eat until he can keep fluids down. Do not give milk or water, water down some clear juice like white grape or apple.
Answer by Ghiselle D
Yes, I would allow him some juice. Sugar calms nausea.
Answer by lecky
My Dr told me always to offer drinks if the child is asking. Even if it stays in the stomach for a few minutes it is doing good.
Keep a bucket close by and plenty of towels to mop up. If he is no better after 24 hours take him to the Dr.
Answer by ellejay2006
Be careful for dehydration!
*increased thirst
*a dry mouth and tongue
*decreased urine output
*normal to fast breathing, and cool extremities
*capillary refill greater than 2 seconds recoil on *skin turgor test in less than 2 seconds (press on his nail bed and see how long it takes to turn pink again)
*slightly sunken eyes (and/or fontanel in a baby)
I would call the doc as soon as you can but keep allowing him to have fluids. The last thing you want to do to a sick little guy is not allow any fluids. He’s gotta be pretty thirsty! But really, keep your eye out for deydration. A mild case can turn bad quickly. You don’t want him to end up in the hopsital! Good luck!
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It is great they he still wants fuids maybe try a popcicle it will keep him hydrated and tastes good. Just make sure he stays hydrated
your little one is asking for something to drink because he is dehydrated keep giving him just water even if it comes back up again he may be keeping some down, take him to the doctors for a check up just in case…. bless him
I would be very worried if my child could not keep any fluids down and was clamoring for a drink- which means he is really thirsty. I would call your pediatrician and be seen by him. He can give your child an anti-nausea prescription that will allow him to keep food and fluids down before he becomes too dehydrated.
My daughter went through this about a month and a half ago, same thing everything we gave her something to drink she would throw it up. My dr. said to keep giving her fluids even though she throws it up because it will help her from getting dehydrated. Then after 8 hours or so he called in suppositories. We had to give her 2 of those and she stopped throwing up. But everytime i talked to the dr he stressed giving her something to drink even though she throw it up to avoid dehydration.