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My 7-Year-Old’s New Bedtime BFF? Google Nest Mini, Apparently.
The 7y.o. is a curious little dude, and always has been. He doesn’t just want to know how things work, but NEEDS to know- and why, too. As an equally curious sort, I get it- I have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, too. I Google all.the.things., & envy today’s kids growing up with that convenience. 7 LOVES to ask questions. Lots of them. Pretty much ALL of them. And that’s ok with us, because we know that the wheels are turning & he’s working things out in that clever brain of his. But it turns out that we weren’t the only ones patiently answering his questions. (In fairness, his…
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Can You Repeat The Question?
I generally consider myself to be a well educated, intellectually curious person; at least until I had children. I’m the type that LOVES Trivial Pursuit, but can never find anyone to play with me. I gleefully shout out the answers on Jeopardy. I read books on obscure subjects and/or people. Confession: sometimes talking to my kids makes me feel genuinely…. stupid. As any parent knows, kids ask endless questions. The sheer volume alone of queries is enough to overwhelm even the most patient of parents. But it’s not just the number of questions that they ask that I find daunting. I’ll give you bedtime with #4, for example. We finish…
