Ryan has always been an inquisitive child and I’ve enjoyed the questions he asks. He’s now 2 years and 4 months and he knows his alphabets (well, singing his ABCs, that is), counts up to 10 without assistance and up to 20 with some help, knows colours and his all time favourite is purple, speaks in long sentences and carries a tune rather well for a little guy his age.
Lately, the more difficult questions have come. From asking what us object names which is easy peasy to answer, he now asks questions that I need to think hard to answer.
Last week he asked me what is love. Then yesterday he asked me what is “around”, “everything” and “anything”. To us it’s an easy word. But try explaining those words to a kid! But I do answer his questions no matter how difficult it is to try to make him understand. I don’t know if he understands me but he still uses the words correctly anyway.
He is very curious, and tends to ask a lot more these days. Whenever he sees anything that seems extraordinary to him, he would ask the what, how, why questions. When he saw a car parked on the side of the highway needing roadside assistance, he asked what was the uncle doing. He also asked me why there are so many clouds in the sky. When he watches Barney, he would ask for the names of the kids and ask why he said this or that. So I’ve really got to pay attention sometimes in order to answer his questions properly.
This is getting real fun although tricky…but it sure is fun still for us to learn how far along he has come! 
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Wow, it’s really a challenge to explain words like anything and everything to kids. But the good part is, ur kid is smart and he’s becoming smarter day by day. It’s a good sign! :p I hope he won’t ask you those adult stuff, else it’ll be even harder to explain :p
Remember you used to ask “why are the rabbit’s hind legs longer than their front legs”. Every parent will have their day. I had mine!!!
I think I would have to Google how to explain love to a child. The best I could do is to give examples like “daddy love you, daddy love mummy”.
Probably time to get him one of those children encyclopedias!