I'm 5, AMA

[Soitis83]

My son’s home from school with a fever. He's fine, just laying about.
You ask, I’ll ask, he’ll answer. Together we’ll tackle the big questions of the universe with the wisdom of a 5-year-old who’s been outsmarting me since he could talk. AMA (Ask My Apprentice).

Which one is your favourite
Halloween
Bonfire night
Christmas

King child? Is he a real king? Like in real? I don't know

Have you had a different mum and dad before the ones you have now? - asking because my friends 5 yr old started talking about the house in Scotland she used to live in (they’ve never been to Scotland) describing her parents, clothes etc. Weird but fascinating.

Huh? What does it mean? Tries to explain
My mum said she's 30 so I think so

My 3 yo is trying to potty train do you have any advice for her?

Christmaaaaaassss !!!

What's the best way to calm down when you're really angry?

Errr yeah? Do you have a potty yet? Just tell her to sit on it and do a pee or a poo

What are you dressing up as for Halloween this year?

shakes head viciously no!

Well you are both wrong - neither laying or lying works in reply to that question

You need to expand on the description a bit as the favourite thing could be telling lies, or possibly laying a floor. Just increasing the level of pedantry because I am fun like that...

I love your DS replies by the way - seriously cute

Do you like the Poop Song? If you don't know it you should ask mummy to play it.

How has no one asked yet do you like bluey and or paw patrol?

So when you're angry you can go calm down and if you're REALLY angry you can breathe like this demonstrates OR or...or...or. have a drink or go to the beach or to the play park but if they'll come with you

What is the worst food in the world?

Ah I'm sorry to hear that little dude, although that soup does sound good. Thank you for answering my question - I think you're a brilliant question answerer.

So do I, sometimes, not always. I learned early on as an educator that over correction is counter productive and can lead to children not wanting to speak out using new words or word combinations in case they are corrected yet again.

However, correcting your own children's grammar is a matter for you, obviously. Making smirky little I'm-so-clever comments on the internet, to a 5 year old about whom you know precisely nothing, is really very different.

Off the mark again, imo.

At 5 you should just be being, exploring, experimenting, learning. Not worried about 'getting things right.' That's actually the opposite of how productive, meaningful learning often goes.

Would you rather have fingers for toes, or toes for fingers?

Why aren’t toes called foot fingers?

What do you think adults should do to make the world a better place for when you’re a grown up?

Did you know that wombats do square poo?

No? I can't sing it

Hmmm not paw patrol. Bluey

Errrr rotten food

Wow. What a wonderful life. It’s not fair that, for the most part, adults stop playing. I have often thought they should make swing parks for grown ups to let off steam after work.