How To Give An Age Appropriate Answer To Your Child's Questions

How do I give an age appropriate answer to my child's questions?

Often, parents will say, "Dr Sophie, what do you mean by age appropriate?” It's tough, but I don't want you to feel that you need to walk around with an encyclopaedia or that you have got to run to the Internet to try to look something up. I want you to be able to know that you have one tool that you can honestly use no matter what. For example, Johnny says to you “why is the sky blue?” You're not really sure what to say and where to go, so ask back “well, honey, why do you think the sky is blue?” You'll get an answer back that will at least give you the idea and the context of where your child is at, and then you can go forward.