Child development.

For a few weeks now, i have wondered why some children grow up so fast. some of them spend time playing with their toys, and others have brothers and sisters to play with. this means that the edge in life is given to children that socialize, as, then they learn how to compromise, of course. this would be where they create a world to live in, a day dream, as children do, and then if there are other decision makers in the day dream, then there is compromise of their dreams 'for the sake of society.'

But there is more to it than that. for about a week now, i have advised my woman friends to watch television with their kids, and ask them why things are like that? then, the children need to answer, and then they children have a turn to ask their parents why things are like that on television or radio or other media.

This comes down to justification, where the child can say the sky is full of clouds, but then the parents ask them why the sky is full of clouds. counterproductive answers would include that "god put them there," or that "they just are." of course, making them justify their answers would be like asking them "why?"

Why is the most important question a child can hear. usually they get told what to do, or what things are like. if you were to watch a nature program with them, and ask why the lions catch the zebra, then they could say, for example, that that is because they are hungry. following up on this, you could tell them that the lions are faster over a short distance than the zebra, but then you could ask them later why the zebra are so slow?

Any form of making the brain cells work will bring about beneficial states of mind to the children. simply making them think about things that matter, rather than observing that some things happen, is far more important.

You are quite the renaissance man, Brett.

Children are already experts at asking why. They don't need our help. In fact, I'd be more interested in techniques to give better responses so that they don't respond to the response with "why?" (I jest, but I think every parent or caretaker knows what I'm referring to).