How To End A Series Of Why Questions From Your Child

How do I end a series of "why-questions" with my child?

If you have a child that's always asking why questions, that's a very wonderful stage, and you have a chance to explain a lot of things. We're back to questions. If you have why questions coming at you then you can reverse it, and put it back on the child. So “Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why is this…” and say “Well, I want to hear what you think about the question why the sky is blue. I want to hear what you think.” So that's putting it back on them. Giving them lots of opportunities to learn about their world is pretty exciting and delightful parenting, but if they're asking why questions to the point of driving you crazy then you say “I'll have to do this why thing tomorrow. Today I'm tired. Today I want to do something else.” And so you take charge of the situation and say “I'm not interested in this game of why questions.”