“Papa, why do you always put the remote control in the same spot?”
“So I always know where to find it…”
Kinda completely unlike her hair brush, which sometimes disappears for days! (and I’m good at finding stuff)
We’ve now (once again) agreed on a standard location for the hair brush, and so far it’s working. When I’ve tried that previously, it didn’t. So I think the above question came with an insight… she figured it out.
As a parent, I’m often tempted to add a lesson to a situation. But in practice, I find that it tends to have little if any effect. From observation, kids appear to ask the right questions when they’re ready for the answer, so I just have to be more patient.