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As far as I'm concerned, this is a necessary tactic to ensure mental health and well being in the parent. It is also one that my grandmother used with her three daughters -alot, and as a direct result of this my mother learned to hate it passionately and never once said it to me.
Mum says she always felt like she was owed an explanation why as a child, that children should understand the reasoning behind an explanation if they were expected to learn and vowed to always explain things for her children.
So here is an example of the type of conversation she will willingly partake in with my kids:
Why cant we give the fish a milkshake?
Because it will die.
Why will it die?
Because it makes the water yukky.
Why does it make the water yukky?
Because its a milkshake and fish don't drink milkshakes.
Why don't fish drink milkshakes?
Because there are no cows in the ocean
Why arn't there cows in the ocean?
Because they cant swim.
Why not?
And so on.
This is why I prefer my grandmothers method.
Why cant I give the fish a milkshake?
Because I said so!!
Conversation over. I agree explanations have their place, but not in great detail to a two year old.
I am starting to think my mothers issue with over explanation is probably why she only ever had one kid, imagine putting up with that everyday!
No thank you.
Do you explain every little detail to your kids or are you a "Because I Said So" parent too?
2 comments:
Last night Girl Child was asking questions about.... Something. I was explaining but at about the fourth Why? I resorted to because I said so.
So I do both. And sometimes I wish I did just answer because I said so. Unfortunately that also starts the Why?
I think I'm stuffed either way
I'm a bit of both too although I often wish I started with the 'because I said so' a lot sooner as it often ends with it :)
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