Annoying Children’s Questions (‘Why? Why?’) Are Important Brain Development Tools

“Is this process infuriating? Yes. But is it crucial to their development? Far more than most of us think. … Conversation – and question asking – allows young children to grasp highly abstract concepts, from religion to history, at an earlier age. … [And] the way young children learn can vary surprisingly between working-class and middle-class children, and people from different ethnic backgrounds.”