In my book, “One Hundred Parenting Tips Inspired by the Pandemic,” one of the tips is to encourage kids to think critically. Many children are impatient and want answers NOW. Many parents, frustrated by their children’s persistent questioning, often find themselves wondering, “Why do kids ask ‘why’?”. They ask these questions when parents are often rushing and don’t have the patience to know the answers to the endless questions of “Why do I have to do my homework?”, “Why can’t I have what I want?”, “Why do we learn things in school that we’ll never use by Karen K.C. Gibson 72 HAWAII PARENT September/October 2025
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