I think it is great skill...they are showing you they understand more in the world and are curious and wanting answers!! The more they express this new way of learning things I feel you will see much more complex language and more awareness to go with it:) VERY EXCITING!! Sarah does a lot of "WH" questions with "why" being the least...but it so much more abstract:) It is a blessing they are just picking it up naturally..we did programs for months in this area and had to set up scenerios to get her to ask "WH" questions..she was so indifferent to asking any questions at all..not sure she would of gotten it like your girls are? Your girls are doing fabulous and I know you are so proud!! Thanks for sharing!
Yay for them
But, as he has gotten more complex questions I think we have seen more social growth. But, it seems like he has been asking pretty complex questions for a LONG time and the social growth has mostly been in the last 7-8 months.
I would definitely say it is a VERY positive thing, though! Way to go girls!
Thanks yepperbepper - I just think he may turn that around and ask, "Well doesn't God miss ME?" And we have already been through the "Am I going to heaven?" "WHEN am I going to heaven?" etc. We went through a preoccupation with death for a while and so I'm not sure how much I want to go there again.
I did try that God had some very important things for Benjy to do in heaven and so he called him up early. And, Benjy had done something that wasn't safe (run away from his parents) and so God wanted to make sure he was always safe. Hoping that doesn't backfire on me at some point... BTW, he's talking about Benjy Heil - the boy with autism in Wisconsin who drowned.
That's great! Daniel doesn't ask why questions yet. Or who. He will ask where and what questions though. "Where is my movie", "what did you say?". So that is wonderful Fred!I would think the "social" step of being interested in the 3 w's is huge. They are stepping outside of one another and are showing interest in things.
Fred, out of curiosity, what types of questions are they asking? It seem such a long way away her as our accomplishment this week was saying hot, shoe and see ya!
As a PS...you folks with older children...Fox, Tyoza, Shelly and many others are truly an inspiration to me.....
Snoop....God missed Benjy very much and brought him to heaven. (Stolen idea from the book All Dogs Go To Heaven)
With Ali, it baffles me a little. She can ask questions but has A LOT of trouble answering questions. We were working on some skills last night and I noticed about 70% of the time if something is unclear she will ask a question (NOT for help though- she hates asking for help doing something) but when I ask her a question it is tough for her to answer. 90% of the time she can easily answer yes/no questions, 75% of the time she can answer A or B questions easily and only 40% of the time can she answer an open question easily...of course getting her to pay attention for any question takes a little work. In an activity we did getting her to repeat what she heard she got repeating sentences 100% correct but repeating questions she got about 70% correct.....something about questions is tough for her.Fred - that is excellent.
You and I feel the girls and Anthony are pretty close developmentally. Well, he started with alot of questions a few months back, asking me what words meant, and why I did certain things a certain way, etc.
Which eventually led to him asking me questions about what I would wish for if I could etc. And, it's not just me. He asks his brother which superhero he likes best or which toy etc. And they have a short conversation on why they like what they picked. He's definitely more socially aware. Asking people their likes and dislikes - not just talking about his or what happened to him. And, this is definitely a start to appropriate social interaction.
I bet the girls are headed in the same direction!!!!
Your girls are right behind my dd and remember my dd just started doing this a few months ago.
Yes, once this started I noticed quite a leap.
She does not ask tons of questions but I remember when she first asked me what something meant and I was really taken back. She asks why questions all the time now but they usually go like this..."mom, can I have some candy?" and I say no. She then says "why not?" Its not the typical in depth question like...why is the sky blue...
After this happened she started having better conversations and she also is starting to grasp some grammar...
She is moving along...
Yes it was quite a leap..How exciting for you all!!
Adam has picked up a lot of social language like for instance he will now say "What the????" You know the shorter version of what the H*LL without the H word...LOL It's quite funny. He said it this morning when I said I didn't remember where I put his bookbag...lol I was really talking to myself and talking through where I put it and he heard me and then said in a shocked tone..."What the????" LOL
Karrie
its good 2 cause they can get answers now on stuff they are curious about, now they can learn alot more since communication has gotton better.When your kids started asking a lot of questions, did that signal a developmental leap in social or language? The girls are all of a sudden asking a lot more questions, especially Abbie. Their tutor noted it first, then their mother and I both started noticing it. Now it's undeniable. We're getting what, wheres, and even why's and hows.
They've been asnwering wh* questions for a while (probably since mid preschool), but never really asked questions out of curiousity (or to learn something new), but now all of a sudden, they are - within the last maybe two or three weeks. It started with Abigail starting to ask what unfamiliar words of phrases meant, but it's expanded since. This isn't the why, why, why thing that 3 year olds do - they're asking more complicated questions using full sentences (they never did the why, why, why thing).
For those of you with kids a little further along - does this mean a big leap is in store? It's just out of the blue and a little exciting.
That's awesome news!!! And yes, I saw a leap in both, though by now you've probably heard enough about my son to know that language and social do typically go hand in hand with us. The better C can communicate, the better he can be effectively social.
Fred, in the past you mentioned concern about the girls having an atypical mix of imperative v. declarative communication. Now that they are the ones asking the questions, I think you'll see that start to evolve to a more balanced mix.
I think it's very exciting and bodes well for kindergarten!