One thing parents know that most non-parents don't: how much more kids can understand than you'd guess. You can talk to a 9 or 10 year old almost like an adult and they'll understand most of it.
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How would you modify this advice for a 3 or 4 year old?
At that age I treated them a bit more like sidekicks than peers. Like they were Robin to my Batman. But this still lets you avoid talking down to them.
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We have a 21 month old and we are consistently surprised by how much more she understands than we expect.
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I do exactly this with my 3 year old (and always have). His language skills and understanding are streaks ahead of his peers. Not that I care if he’s ahead - it’s a lot more fun when we can have conversations, invent games and have adventures without me leading it all the time
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Agree! A fave convo with my older kids, when they were 3 and 4, was in 2014 explaining (simply, w/o too much detail) the situation with Putin/Crimea. I asked how they would respond to the situation. Their responses were very thoughtful, belying what most think of kids that age.
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