Life is never dull when you have a child with thousands of questions to ask.
My daughter was always quite curious,
having one question after another.
Seemed her brain was constantly swirling,
giving pause to her father and mother.
Our trip to Florida was filled with wonder
for a blue eyed little 5-year old blond.
In this strange new and exciting world
she questioned every new sight and sound
Why is the sky such a pretty blue?
Why are the clouds so fluffy and white?
Where does the ocean end?
and why so many stars at night?
Her questions and wonder never ended
As she ran and played in the sunshine.
She’d search for funny stones or shells,
each discovery as thrilling as a gold mine.
One day she came running in all excited,
I followed quickly to see what was in store.
She pointed at a small creature, a tiny gecko.
filled with pride at finding a baby dinosaur!
Learning is most powerful at that very curious and questioning age and carries throughout life. Many adults make the mistake of finding those questions just cute and brushing them off instead of answering those questions as correctly as possible or even looking them up to make sure that the answers are right.
By entering all those questions promptly and correctly, the child who gets those answers will have one up on all other children who do not. That child will go to school with knowledge that will make them ahead of others all the way to and through adulthood.
If you don't know why the sky is blue. You need to find out so you can tell your children the answer so they don't have to wait in the eighth grade science teacher to learn.
Ron
The sky is blue because the white light from the sun is refracted by the atmosphere to favor the wavelength of blue as opposed to other colors like red, green or yellow. Water is blue because it reflects the sky like a mirror. Geckos are reptiles and are related to the ancient dinosaurs (and birds).
Hah! Yeah, you're quite right about the questioning young ones, filling their brains with wonder and delight . . . Eh . . . Along comes the teenage years where they try to instruct their parent on how things truly are, and how very wrong the parents thoughts of the world are.
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By entering all those questions promptly and correctly, the child who gets those answers will have one up on all other children who do not. That child will go to school with knowledge that will make them ahead of others all the way to and through adulthood.
If you don't know why the sky is blue. You need to find out so you can tell your children the answer so they don't have to wait in the eighth grade science teacher to learn.
Ron
The sky is blue because the white light from the sun is refracted by the atmosphere to favor the wavelength of blue as opposed to other colors like red, green or yellow. Water is blue because it reflects the sky like a mirror. Geckos are reptiles and are related to the ancient dinosaurs (and birds).
Ron