Some time ago, we were all tiny versions of ourselves with heads full of the most insane ideas and thoughts about the world above and beneath us. Fast forward to today, and some may be raising kids of their own, while others are sharing homes with little brothers or sisters. The fun part about it is that it never gets boring.
Because kids are goofy, silly, cute, and totally clueless about this whole thing called Earth that we live on. Out of sincere curiosity and hunger to get to know things, they come up with the funniest things you’d never read in books.
From searching for tiny seashells that are in fact just pistachio shells washed ashore, to making more money out of a $1 bill by cutting it into pieces, the list goes on. Bored Panda compiled pictures of some of the funniest incidents that only little ones can get themselves into. Psst! More of the same goofy kids just being kids wait in our previous articles here, here, and here.
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To find out how children think and come up with the most incredible things we as adults would never think of, one has to look into the world from a child’s point of view. And it turns out, this is very different from the ways adults view the world around them.
One of the driving forces in a child’s development is curiosity, which helps them to discover and try out new things and learn something about them. This early knowledge is something kids carry well into their childhood and maturity.
Bored Panda reached out to Brenna Hassinger-Das, an assistant professor in the psychology department at Pace University, New York. Brenna explained that the job of children is “to play and learn.” But making ourselves time to be curious in whatever forms we can is something that adults should also work on throughout their lives.
“Research suggests that it relates to satisfaction, happiness, empathy, and problem-solving skills,” the professor said and added, “we are always in need of refining the ways in which we view the world.”
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I LOVE this idea, too bad my son is too old for that to work, he would catch on pretty quick.
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Brenna said that research has shown that curiosity not only relates to academic skills, like improved reading and math, but also “fosters imagination and exploration.”
“Parents can nurture curiosity in a lot of different ways. For instance, encouraging children to take part in free or unstructured play allows them to figure out how things work and develop their own storylines and directions for their play.”
The professor also said that it’s important to “encourage children to ask questions (and then answer them in a developmentally appropriate way) and to let children follow their interests. For example, “If your child loves animals, go for a nature walk where you live (whether in a city or in a more rural area) and point out all the animals you see. You could also read books about the animals they like and perhaps venture out a bit further for a hike.”
It turns out that fostering curiosity early could also have the added benefit of helping your child develop a habit that will continue into adulthood. “We know that curiosity is still important for learning and overall life satisfaction,” Brenna concluded.
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This is why using correct terminology is important. Euphemisms with kids just leads to misunderstandings.
Euphemisms as in "word or phrase with a common non-offensive meaning as a substitute for something offensive" is DEFINITELY the wrong way to explain things to children, but obviously some circumscriptions are necessary... Telling children to not go with strangers and in general be wary of any adults who want to get really close to them and touch them in certain places is usually the way to go. However, I struggle to come up with a child-appropriate explanation of "pedophile" that still gets the point across. Best I can think of is "Adults who want to be with a child like with a girlfriend/wife/boyfriend/husband, and want to do baby-making things with them which hurts if your body isn't grown-up yet!"
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Oh no. Parents should have said "Pedophiles are people who harm children"
When I was a kid, someone (not my parents) explained that rape was “when a boy kisses a girl a lot.” So I went around telling people I wanted to be raped. Answer kids truthfully, please.
When I was a kid, I mixed up the words "antibiotics" and "narcotics" - and then went around telling everybody that my mother was on narcotics 🤷♀️
That was in no way your fault. You poor thing. Your parents paid the price for being vague and pretty obtuse I'd say.
That’s kind of old school parenting. Instead of telling a child the truth—-to an age-appropriate limit, and using language they can understand—-parents used to sidestep with either a lie (remember asking where babies came from and being told about the stork or pumpkin patch?) or tell them something half-assed and definitely not well thought out thing like these people did. If only they’d added “in a bad way” or “in the wrong way”, or just straight up told the kid pedophiles hurt children, to stay away from strangers, and to let someone know if an adult is trying to get them to do things they’re not comfortable doing, this whole thing could’ve ended very differently.
Oof. Reminds me of the time I told my teachers that my aunt was an alcoholic. I meant chocoholic.
I've always been a big proponent of not giving kids more information than they're asking for. However, in this case a little more information might have been useful.
Friend thought paedophile was another word for toenail file. She was embarrassed.
This is Americans being terrified about explaining sex to their kids ...
Depends what age "kid" is. 5 years old? 12 years old? Big difference.
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Parents could have done a WAY better job of answering that question... I hope.
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I don't have kids but I'd describe it like: "They are adults that touch children in their 'naughty places.'"
Something similar happened to me when I was younger. My aunt got a surgery, and went yo school the next day saying she couldn’t have it unless she was seduced. I got seduced and sedated mixed up.
Anything else you need to know google it. I'm sorry your parents are ........uh...ungoogled.
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When I was six, and I am not sure how or why but, the subject of genitals and their proper names was raised, and my religious nut job grandmother (father's mother) told me "that is your Christmas Cupcake and you save that and only give it to the man you marry on the day you marry. That is for him and no one else." My mother was shocked at this response and told me to leave the room and we would talk later. We never talked and this became very evident, when about six months later, we were at the wedding of my dad's brother and the church got quiet because of prayer and I asked my mother, I thought I was whispering and she swears I wasn't, "IS THIS WHEN SHE GIVES HIM HER CHRISTMAS CUPCAKE?" and stood on the pew and pointing to my crotch, you know, in case she didn't understand the meaning.
When I was a kid, I got quite good at riding my bike "no hands". So good in fact, I could go through minor pot holes. Then one day I decided to turn it up a notch and ride "no hands" onto a curb... The tooth fairy came to visit that night is all I can say of the outcome.
Look ma, no hands! Look ma, no teeth!
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We rented summer cottage near friends and in a week they started to look strange at me. Took me a while to figure out that my 3 years old son was training his imagination with them. So I learned that: Last summer we lived in other house - oh, with another daddy. I am feeding my kids with porridge only, they can't eat, crying, but no chance to get smth else. His grandfather was great Chinese guitarist. He and 7 his brothers died during WW2, etc. Oh, my! )))
As a kid I got the word "gentiles" (non jewish people in the bible) and the word "genitals" mixed up in a bible study class in front of 10 other 8 year olds boys and girls lol.
Long before the time of daycare, mom would take me, bro and sis to the zoo. It was free then and we would spend all day, a lot of days, long before we were of school age. After looking at a lot of animals, I asked when I would get my antlers. Never put it together that my parents did not have antlers, just saw that older large animals had horns or antlers. It was a sad day to be told I would not be growing antlers. Darn!
When I was young I got into a meltdown because why in the world would they make fireworks that were only one time use??
When my son & I were driving around town in our low cost convertible I spotted a Ferarri coming up behind us. As it got close I pointed it out to my son just as it was passing us. He unbuckled his seat belt & lifted himself above our windshield to which I asked him, "What are you doing?" He replied, "I'm breathing Ferarri exhaust Dad." Well, if you're gonna breathe it, might as well go for the best. :)
My Dad helped the strangers when he saw me talking to them and giviing directions to a place I did not know because we didn't even live there.
When I was small I used to say "kathybarbra" instead of "capybara"
I asked my dad of people in other countries caugh and laugh in another language.
When i was 5 i thought sisters and brothers got married and thats why their is always siblings ...but i have to admit i am a only child
When I was a kid I thought that this cute little bee crawling around on the pavement would make a dandy friend, so I decided to go pick up my new friend with BARE HANDS. Yeah, you can guess what happened next.
"I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee, won't my mommy be so proud of me?..."
Load More Replies... Where's the link to the rest of them? 204 in the original post which you can get to if you don't use this app. I need all the child humour I can get!
Never share and embarass your kids on internet jeez. This can do only stupid parents. What you will say, when they grow up and find self on for example on Bored Panda, where people laught at them.
How about you grow some sense of humour?! And these are hardly identifiable, let alone years later when said kids could even grasp what was going on, jeez, what a killjoy!
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Can you f****n read? No one is calling kids stupid, the things they did are though!
Load More Replies... When I was six, and I am not sure how or why but, the subject of genitals and their proper names was raised, and my religious nut job grandmother (father's mother) told me "that is your Christmas Cupcake and you save that and only give it to the man you marry on the day you marry. That is for him and no one else." My mother was shocked at this response and told me to leave the room and we would talk later. We never talked and this became very evident, when about six months later, we were at the wedding of my dad's brother and the church got quiet because of prayer and I asked my mother, I thought I was whispering and she swears I wasn't, "IS THIS WHEN SHE GIVES HIM HER CHRISTMAS CUPCAKE?" and stood on the pew and pointing to my crotch, you know, in case she didn't understand the meaning.
When I was a kid, I got quite good at riding my bike "no hands". So good in fact, I could go through minor pot holes. Then one day I decided to turn it up a notch and ride "no hands" onto a curb... The tooth fairy came to visit that night is all I can say of the outcome.
Look ma, no hands! Look ma, no teeth!
Load More Replies... We rented summer cottage near friends and in a week they started to look strange at me. Took me a while to figure out that my 3 years old son was training his imagination with them. So I learned that: Last summer we lived in other house - oh, with another daddy. I am feeding my kids with porridge only, they can't eat, crying, but no chance to get smth else. His grandfather was great Chinese guitarist. He and 7 his brothers died during WW2, etc. Oh, my! )))
As a kid I got the word "gentiles" (non jewish people in the bible) and the word "genitals" mixed up in a bible study class in front of 10 other 8 year olds boys and girls lol.
Long before the time of daycare, mom would take me, bro and sis to the zoo. It was free then and we would spend all day, a lot of days, long before we were of school age. After looking at a lot of animals, I asked when I would get my antlers. Never put it together that my parents did not have antlers, just saw that older large animals had horns or antlers. It was a sad day to be told I would not be growing antlers. Darn!
When I was young I got into a meltdown because why in the world would they make fireworks that were only one time use??
When my son & I were driving around town in our low cost convertible I spotted a Ferarri coming up behind us. As it got close I pointed it out to my son just as it was passing us. He unbuckled his seat belt & lifted himself above our windshield to which I asked him, "What are you doing?" He replied, "I'm breathing Ferarri exhaust Dad." Well, if you're gonna breathe it, might as well go for the best. :)
My Dad helped the strangers when he saw me talking to them and giviing directions to a place I did not know because we didn't even live there.
When I was small I used to say "kathybarbra" instead of "capybara"
I asked my dad of people in other countries caugh and laugh in another language.
When i was 5 i thought sisters and brothers got married and thats why their is always siblings ...but i have to admit i am a only child
When I was a kid I thought that this cute little bee crawling around on the pavement would make a dandy friend, so I decided to go pick up my new friend with BARE HANDS. Yeah, you can guess what happened next.
"I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee, won't my mommy be so proud of me?..."
Load More Replies... Where's the link to the rest of them? 204 in the original post which you can get to if you don't use this app. I need all the child humour I can get!
Never share and embarass your kids on internet jeez. This can do only stupid parents. What you will say, when they grow up and find self on for example on Bored Panda, where people laught at them.
How about you grow some sense of humour?! And these are hardly identifiable, let alone years later when said kids could even grasp what was going on, jeez, what a killjoy!
Load More Replies... Can you f****n read? No one is calling kids stupid, the things they did are though!
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