Are you annoyed when your child asks you many questions?

I have four children and out of them all there is one of my sons who asks a lot of questions. He does not just ask simple questions he has to tear the subject he is questioning apart, he goes right down to the bare knuckles of a subject and I often get stuck because I cannot answer his questions! Thank goodness for the internet is all I can say!! I never get annoyed because if they are asking questions they are interested and also they are communicating, if my son thought his questions annoyed me then he would stop asking and I do not want that.

I don’t have a kid but I do have nephews and nieces that talks a lot, asks a lot, and has a lot of crazy ideas. Sometimes it’s somewhat annoying because I’ll find no answers to their questions and sometimes they’re just asking impossible things to answer. One time, my niece asked me why I don’t have a boyfriend. Great.

When my children were small, I forestalled a lot of their questions by explaining things to them that I thought they might be wondering about. I loved it when they did ask questions though, as I took it as a sign of intelligence. If children ask "dumb" questions (i.e., you are pretty sure they either don't care about the answer or else they already KNOW the answer) then it's a sign of their needing attention. More "one on one" time. Reassurance that they are important little individuals, and that mummy and/or daddy really does care. I remember before we had kids my husband (now ex) said he hated it when kids asked stupid questions, or too many of them. I was quite relieved that our children didn't do that:-) Maybe that was one of the reasons I sought to answer their questions before they asked them, so they wouldn't annoy him!

Dear friend, I hope those childern who ask questions are really want to know more or may they are unknowingly or knowingly attaining knowledge, adapting the world they are in. Moreover I hope their questions are to answers properly or proper guidance should be given from where their answers can be obtained. More they get correction informations and avoid misguided by false information. Hence I feel their question are to answered or given the guidance or advice from where it can be obtained.

France7 I'v alway's beleaved that I had reather answer there question, and try to put them on the right track.then standing in front of a judge trying to answer his questions of where I went wrong. after 5 kids there were a lot of questions. no I didn't have all the answers. but I would try to find then. after asking them what they though first. I never had one child that ever got in truble,with the law, and I owe it all to the good lord up stairs and two parents that took the time to think our children were worth ever minute. the old saying if you don't tesch them the right way. there's always someone out there eager to teach them the wrong way. firemountain

Sometimes i also feel irritated everytime my kids keep asking me so many questions.Everytime i answer,he will ask again another question regarding to my answer.But sometimes,i also find it cute.We have to be thankful and proud if our kids keep asking many questions.It means,they are aware of what's happening at their young age.And they are curious of many things.They will learn a lot of things.Some says that if a kid is very curious or keep asking questions,it means that the kid is intelligent.

It can get tiring if the questions are endless all day which they can be with my eldest who is almost 5, but i dont tend to get annoyed no its one of the ways they learn and id hate to be stopping their learning just because it might be annoying to answer their questions besides if a child comes to you with a question and is continually told to go away or just gets an annoyed reaction from their parents well it will make them think twice about talking to their parents I dont ever want my girls to think they cant come to me no matter how small or big their question might be.

Hi, i would go with you. The more question the child asks the more intelligent he is. I am a teacher and i have always felt that such children achieve a lot with some help and guidance from parents and teachers. It is best to give him the right answers and convincing answers instead of just saying something to ward him off. As you rightly said , He is going to ask someone else if he is not satisfied and may get some wrong answers, which is very harmful. It is better to admit that you do not know something, but tell him that you will try to find out and let him know rather than give half baked answers or incorrect answers. My son was the same and he really used to try my patience at times. But i had a psychologist friend who advised me to answer all his questions and he also told me that it will help me develop some much needed patience in dealing with situations and it forms a firm bonding with your children, which i totally agree- happy parenting to you and all the best

My children expect more from me because aside from being a mom to them they are aware that I work as a teacher. I do entertain their questions. It is good that they asked questions to be able to quench their thirst for knowledge. It amazes me to hear my kids ask questions that are not really childish anymore. It is a sign of intelligence that kids ask and it is more intelligent if they have retention of the answers you give.

Active thinking and asking questions is very important for developing kids' thinking ability. We need be patient to answer their questions, and what is more, create circumstances for them to ask question. The following may be helpful for parents. - When telling a story, stop for a while, requesting questions. When playing games, give some hints to invite questions, and meanwhile teach them how to ask questions clearly and politely. - Encourage kids to think actively, and initiate questions. They are curious by nature. When they have numerous "Whys" to ask, it is often the indifference of the parents that kill their curiosity. Instead, the parents must guide, protect, encourage their curiosity. Show and express your interest in their questions, and think together with them to seek answers. In this way, their desire to ask questions will be stimulated. - To be better responders to kids' questions, parents need to keep studying, to get better prepared for the growing kids.

I have to admit, there is only so many why questions in a row that I can answer. I do my best to answer all the questions but sometimes it starts to become a circular conversation. I don't really get annoyed, but I have to resort to the final answer being,"well, kiddo, that's just the way it is" and leave it at that. It's funny how when they are little kids think you know everything and then a few years later, they don'r think you know anything. Gotta remember to enjoy it while you can.

Hi, Though sometimes too many questions and repetations of earlier questions from children are annoying...but I keep control.I do the self-talk-"i also did the same... keep answering..keep cool...".That gives me enough patience. =lahiri,Kolkata,India.

My two aren't really talkers yet, 2 and 1, so I can't say for certain how I would react. I would like to think that I would answer their questions. I'm sure it's annoying, but I agree that if you don't answer them they'll go find the answer elsewhere. I don't really want someone else explaining things to my children. I'm the mother, I should.

i never get annoyed whenever my toddler asks many questions. i answer each of his questions patiently and seriously no matter how foolish or childish those questions are because i have read somewhere that when a child asks questions, he is curious and he is learning. true enough, people are so impressed with my 3 year old because he is much knowledgeable compared to other toddlers his age. that means, almost all of those things i told him are stored in his brain.

I have actually always gotten a major kick out of that...even before i was a parent with kids of my own..but even more so since becoming a parent...I think its amazing how curious kids are and they arent afraid to ask tons of questions but adult, though at times they SHOULD do it, just arent able to and so many issues arise from it ya know..Its like once you hit your teen yrs you become too afraid to ask which is so silly..

No, I never get mad or annoyed at a child for asking questions. That's how children learn, they ask questions and it helps them understand the world around them.

I am guilty of being annoyed when my kids get to ask a lot of questions, because sometimes they ask questions just to get my attention, and usually they are on my working time. But most of the time, I do my best to answer their questions. Kids are very intelligent these days, and sometimes they think more maturely than we think. I know that if we don't talk to them right away, we might miss some important questions that they need to ask and it might have some unexpected results in the future.