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Learning the meaning of ‘why’
Why is this important?
‘Why’ questions help to develop causal relations, that is something happened because of something else (e.g. the boy is crying because he fell off his bike). As verbal reasoning skills develop, children learn that ‘why’ questions can probe increasingly more abstract concepts.
What to do
‘Why has the man got his umbrella?’ ‘Because it’s raining.’
‘Why is the girl running?’ ‘Because she’s trying to catch the bus.’
‘Why can’t the boy reach the cake?’ ‘Because he’s too small.’