Why? The Toddler Conversation Filler
My mom makes a good point about the incessant “why’s” that come from my daughter (2.5 years old) - its the perfect way for my toddler to hold up her end of the conversation. She doesn’t have enough words to have a smooth conversation with me but if she says “why”, I’ll keep talking.
So the good thing is that she loves to converse and loves the exchange–that’s why she asks ‘why’ to keep the dialogue going! (A toddler would make a great journalist!)
My mom’s advice is to try to answer her question or restate it in words she already knows–but try not to get locked into endless ‘whys.’ The trick is to answer the question (it may take a couple of ‘whys’) and then move the conversation forward with things that she understands and can continue to be a part of the conversation.
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