Young children have a God-inspired curiosity about the world around them, typically prompting a flood of questions. But with parents busier than ever, the danger is that we either ignore these questions or belittle them. Cheri Fuller, author of
Motivating Your Kids from Crayons to Careers, urges parents to affirm their child's desire to learn,and, if you don't readily know the answer to his or her question, look it up together.