It's a universal truth, kids do the craziest things—all of the time. Not only that but when you ask them why they thought that putting cheese between their toes was a good idea, they'll just shrug and say, "I don't know."
It takes a while before children get old enough to not try everything that crosses their mind. And before that happens, parents make sure they take pictures of their shenanigans. Otherwise, why would people believe they used to trim their nails so that they would look like finger crowns?
Luckily for us, some moms and dads share these "kids make no sense" photos on the Internet too. So sit back, relax (you won't have to clean up the mess), and enjoy this exclusive compilation of malfunctioning kids by Bored Panda!
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These pictures, of course, are meant as light-hearted jokes, but if we were to get serious for a moment, Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D., who is a nationally recognized parent coach, and psychologist, says that parents should really strive to understand their child; it's an important part of helping them become secure and healthy because it not only shows them you love them but also encourages them to love themself.
To make us see how important feeling understood has been in our own lives, Bernstein provides the following questions: Who most understood your feelings, needs, and desires as you were growing up? How did you feel about the person who understood you the most? Who least understood your feelings, needs, and desires as you were growing up? How did you feel about the person who understood you the least?
We Have 6 Beds And My Kids Still Sleep Like The Grandparents From Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Every Night
Reflecting on these questions should help us to fully appreciate the value of understanding a child. He ends the list with these questions: How did feeling understood help you to behave in an appropriate manner? Did feeling misunderstood ever influence you to make poor choices or to behave in an inappropriate manner? If you answered yes, what did you do?
"As you'll probably see by your responses to the above questions, feeling understood provides us with the emotional leverage to do our best to make good choices and do the right thing on a daily basis," Bernstein concludes. "No child or teen ever complains to me that his or her parents show too much understanding and emotional support."
My 4-Year-Old Daughter Was Watching Something On Her Tablet That Scared Her. So She Came Back With Protective Headgear
Of course, parents can't be prepared for everything. Every now and then, kids will behave in a way that completely throws moms and dads off guard. Vicki Broadbent, a mom, TV Broadcaster, founder of HonestMum.com, and author of The Working Mom: Your Guide To Surviving and Thriving At Work and At Home, thinks the key in these situations is to respond, and not react to your child. "It can be hard when they're having a meltdown publicly for example but it's a learned behavior you can practice and achieve," she told Bored Panda.
"I've learned, two kids later, to take a few deep breaths, take 5, so my response is usually a calm one. In time, if you behave that way consistently, your child will mirror you so tantrums become more infrequent, and shorter when they arise," Broadbent described her course of action. "I've been teaching my children (ages 11 and 8) how to take deep breaths, encouraging them to self-soothe when they feel anxious or worried."
This Is How My Son Was Sleeping. He May Be Immortal
"Ultimately, children, like us, want to be listened to [and] vent as we do, they will experience bad, challenging days and will feel frustrated and upset by them. Your kids want to know that your love is unconditional and that they are emotionally safe with you. Your job is to prove that to them every day," Broadbent explained.
However, if you do have concerns over your child's behavior and if they are consistently doing something out of the ordinary, have speech delays, are crying for long periods of time, or appear in pain, the Honest Mum thinks you just need to speak to your doctor and investigate.
"Many behaviors that might seem odd to you are simply formative milestones (children having fun, exploring the world around them) but if you're worried, seek help as your child could be unwell, have learning difficulties, etc. Trust your parental gut instinct, it won't let you down."
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Why Go To Playground, When You Can Have Your Own Personal Customized Brother-Swing
Imagination Level 100. My 2-Year-Old Daughter Drew A Pillow With Chalk, Then Laid Down For A Nap
Lost My Kid In Target. Found Him Here
when you cant see your parents face and just assume any tall object is them
Asked My Sister If My Nephew Was Enjoying The Wedding. This Is The Picture She Sent Back
shiiddd as long as he is sitting his butt down and not making a racket i could care less whats on his face lmao!
Load More Replies...Why would he be enjoying himself?! He's at an event in a distillery yet only eight years old.
This is me as a kid, I had a werewolf mask and a Freddy Kruger glove that I would take everywhere, man I was a weird kid, always be yourself kids.
Can somebody please explain to me why a kid own a serial killer mask?
Is that a bottle of Chianti he's got to go with the fava bean starter o)
Daughter Wanted A Barbie Centaur. Introducing Barbitaur
To Avoid Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes, I Gave My Daughter A Mix Of Dolls And Toy Cars To Play With. This Is What Happened
Walked In On My Son Watching TV Like This. Freaked Me Out For A Second
This Is How My 2.5-Year-Old Niece Insists On Holding Her New Baby Brother
“He’s Upset His Gloves Match His Jacket”
I Was An Interesting Child
Ah, Siblings
Hhaha. I broke up a fight between my kids once because one of them snatched an imaginary toy from the other one. I tried to imagine a new one up for them but apparently "thats not how it works" even with mummy magic. The frustrating thing was, I couldnt even confiscate the object of the fight because it wasnt even real. lol
My Daughter Now Has A Special Book, Carries It Around Everywhere And Uses It For Everything. It Is The Official Mr. Boston Guide To Bartending And Drink Mixing
The other day she snuck it into the car and tried to take it to daycare. She asks to sleep with it, as if it’s a stuffy.
I used to have a friend years ago who's son would carry around a kettle everywhere.
My Son Didn't Want To Be A Tiger Or A Superhero, He Wanted To Be A Traffic Light
My son wanted to be the orange hand from the crosswalk one year. We compromised. He was a stop sign.
My Mom Said This Was One Of My Favorite Things To Do As A Child
My 2-Year-Old Cousin Is Genuinely In Love With Her Skeleton
Hmm, That's A Worry
My Son Is Starting His Summer Off Right
Not Sure If I Should Be Proud Or Concerned. My Daughter Said “He’s Got The Rona!” And Started Making Him A Coffin
He Looks Comfortable
I do this as well. As well as watching TV upside down, and hanging half-off my bed to read
My Daughter Always Steals Printer Paper To Draw On So For Christmas I Wrapped A Pack Of 500 Pages Of Paper. She Started Running Around Screaming With Excitement
Easiest present ever.
She Was Screaming For Me To Keep Putting More In Her Shirt
Trying On Clothes With A Toddler In A Nutshell
My Two Kids Sitting Next To The Brand-New Couch My Wife Ordered Them
My 3.5-Year-Old Niece Thinks She's A Ninja
Pool vs. Paint Bucket
Went To Check On My Daughter
Turn Your Back For 30 Seconds
My Brother Has Discovered That His Swim Shirt Holds Air
My Kid Sleeps Like He Fell Down In Family Guy
Introducing My Middle Child (Please Note The 3 Other Children Playing Normally In The Distance). She Found A Dead Squirrel And Was Super Excited
By all means, let her handle a dead animal... Better yet, take a picture of it 🙄
Instead Of Just Letting Us Know Verbally She Woke Up From Her Nap, Or Opening Up The Cracked Door, She Thought She Needed To Wave At Us From Under The Door Until She Got Our Attention
It Was Too Quiet Upstairs. This Is How We Found Her
Honest Card
My Daughter Thinks The Closet Looks Less Creepy At Night Like This. That Makes One Of Us
My Son Watching TV This Morning
Found This While Looking Through Old Pics. I Was A Weird Kid
We Caught My Girlfriend's Niece Doing This At The Mall
Little Cousin’s Prompt Was, “What Place Do You Want To Go And Visit? It Can Be Anywhere In The World”
My Friend Is Potty Training Her Kid. This Is How She Poops When She's Cold
I Was Going Through An Old Family Photo Album, I Found A Picture Of Me When I Was 9
Checked On My Daughter To See How School Was Going. Now Waiting For The Teachers Email. What’s With The Bat?
Spider-Men Sleepover
Took My Daughter Out For A Nice Dinner
No, You’re Not Dead, Mickey Is
My Sister And I Used To Rip The Heads Off Of Monster High Dolls And Attach The Head To Their Calves
Heard My Son Making Weird Cat Noises. Found Him This Way
"Necessities" For International Travel According To A Five-Year-Old
Tablet Computer Yoga
Took My Daughter For A Hike. She Wanted To Pack Her Own Gear. This Is What She Packed
My Daughter Fell Asleep With Teddy Ruxpin Still On
He’s Only 1
My Daughters Wanted To Play With Chalk Outside. I Came Out To Them Setting Up A Fake Crime Scene
My Niece. My Spirit Animal
This Kid Eats Onions Like They're Apples
If Only I Could Sleep Like This Kid
My Little Sister Was Complaining About Wanting To Swim But Having No Pool. I Found Her In The Backyard Like This
By Special Request. I’ve Also Packed Her The Apple Peel
Came Outside To Check On My Son Who Said He Was Going To Take A Nap. I Think He’s Living His Best Life
Luckily He Doesn’t Have A Credit Card
My Little Brother Eats A Burger Layer By Layer
Kid At Walmart Dragging His Head On The Ground While Mom Was Shopping
What My Daughter Drew On The Back Of Her School Work. At School. Sweet Baby Jesus
Yes, She Put Cheese In Her Toes
My 2-Year-Old Daughter Was Pretty Hungry
Y’all. I Have No Words. My Child Is Something. Spinach And Fruit Loops. Thankfully, She Has The Best Vitamins
Now He Will Surely Meet Santa
My Daughter Is Weird. Here Is A Picture Of Her Laying Under The Coffee Table While Blowing Raspberries Into A Paper Plate
The Way My Brother Likes To Watch Youtube
I’m Helping My Mom Clean Out My Little Sister’s Room And We Found This Ball With Toys Glued To It
Keeping His Back Stretched. What A Healthy TV Watcher
Starbursts
My Son Found A Piece Of Brick Outside And Put It In A Ziplock Bag For Safe Keeping And Brought It Inside
I Found This Collection Of Heads In My Kids’ Playroom
Younger Son Was Trimming His Fingernails Today And Decided To Give One Of Them A Crown
My Brother "Laying On The Bed"
Maybe He Just Isn’t Into TV
How Do You Get Your Toddler To Eat? We Have To Draw Creepy Renditions Of Paul Stanley On Everything Possible
My Grandson. Gotta Luv Them
This Child Normally Eats A Cheese Only Taco, But Tonight Opted For A Carrot Only Taco And She Ate Every Bite
When The Uncrustable Has Too Much “Crust” Still
This Is A Real Phenomenon I See
Coming Back From The Narnia
2 years earlier: Let's play hide and seek! Now: you never found me......
My Daughter Is Mad Because I Won’t Open The Ranch Cup For Her. She Doesn’t Like Ranch Whatsoever
I See That Other Guys Brother And Raise My Son
A WEEB AT ITS FINEST. the one things she messed up is the bright room and daytime
Not Sure How I Should Feel About My Daughters Drawing Chalk Outlines Of Each Other
This Looks Comfortable
My Christmas Card From Preschool
That Should Hurt
I Raise You My Apple Torturer
When my son was in kindergarten, his teacher had everyone in the class draw what they want to be when they grow up. I was walking down the hallway, look at all the art: Nurses, doctors, fire fighters, velociraptor. Didn't have to ask which one was my son's.
In my son's class assembly they were all saying what they wanted to be when they grew up. All the little girls wanted to be Doctors and Lawyers. All the little boys wanted to be footballers. Except my son, who wanted to be a cyborg wizard.
Load More Replies...I find it really amazing to see how incredibly wriggly and moveable kids are. We limit them way too much, I think. Seeing them all lying around crazy (and I did that, too, as did my brothers) makes me realize that I've turned into a plank sometime after puberty...
This is so funny! We need an entire show dedicated to the funny things kids say and do! 2-3 hours of pictures and videos would work for me!!
When I was eight I went trick-or-treating as a rollercoaster. Sadly, those pics are long gone and so is the costume.
I can't wait till my brother starts doing these things. just how I taught him heheh.
Oh my word. Those were hilarious. I must have had really mundane children. I don't remember anything like that!!!!
When I was around 12, I thought if I played a flight simulator on my phone without airplane mode while on a plane, I would be able to control the plane. Though I was always too scared to try it because whenever I play a flight simulator, I usually end up doing tons of vertical takeoffs, barrel rolls, and loops.
I won a drawing competition for "Animal Day" (translated from "Dierendag" in my homeland, The Netherlands) when I was seven... The comment accompanying a picture of my masterpiece in the local paper said... "we're not sure if it's a catdog or a dogcat" to which I replied "It's a tiger!"
You were one once, but from your most complicated and logical insult, I see you have definitely matured!
Load More Replies...When my son was in kindergarten, his teacher had everyone in the class draw what they want to be when they grow up. I was walking down the hallway, look at all the art: Nurses, doctors, fire fighters, velociraptor. Didn't have to ask which one was my son's.
In my son's class assembly they were all saying what they wanted to be when they grew up. All the little girls wanted to be Doctors and Lawyers. All the little boys wanted to be footballers. Except my son, who wanted to be a cyborg wizard.
Load More Replies...I find it really amazing to see how incredibly wriggly and moveable kids are. We limit them way too much, I think. Seeing them all lying around crazy (and I did that, too, as did my brothers) makes me realize that I've turned into a plank sometime after puberty...
This is so funny! We need an entire show dedicated to the funny things kids say and do! 2-3 hours of pictures and videos would work for me!!
When I was eight I went trick-or-treating as a rollercoaster. Sadly, those pics are long gone and so is the costume.
I can't wait till my brother starts doing these things. just how I taught him heheh.
Oh my word. Those were hilarious. I must have had really mundane children. I don't remember anything like that!!!!
When I was around 12, I thought if I played a flight simulator on my phone without airplane mode while on a plane, I would be able to control the plane. Though I was always too scared to try it because whenever I play a flight simulator, I usually end up doing tons of vertical takeoffs, barrel rolls, and loops.
I won a drawing competition for "Animal Day" (translated from "Dierendag" in my homeland, The Netherlands) when I was seven... The comment accompanying a picture of my masterpiece in the local paper said... "we're not sure if it's a catdog or a dogcat" to which I replied "It's a tiger!"
You were one once, but from your most complicated and logical insult, I see you have definitely matured!
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