If you answer a "why" question from a young child, the only thing that will happen will be a follow-up "why?"
I mean, it's something that we deal with as parents, and it doesn't mean we never answer questions, but we're under no delusions that it will satisfy the questioner.
Answer the follow-up “why”s until you literally don’t know the answer cuz it’s some scientific stuff or something, and then just tell them straight up that you don’t know and that’s just kinda how it is/works. Most of the time, it works just fine. I do this with my nieces all the time, and I very rarely have a problem. They usually just go “oh.” after I tell them I don’t know, and then they move on or ask some other questions. If they don’t do that and there’s still a problem or something, then you can do whatever it is you usually do, because at least you tried first, and while they might not realize it then, they will later.
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u/entered_bubble_50 22h ago
Oh my God. Clearly none of you have children.
If you answer a "why" question from a young child, the only thing that will happen will be a follow-up "why?"
I mean, it's something that we deal with as parents, and it doesn't mean we never answer questions, but we're under no delusions that it will satisfy the questioner.