[Ammi]

..but no, I don't think you always have to explain everything, that can be too much for a child to take in if it was constant and children do constantly question things..I think a parent is measured in what needs to be explained and when they can joke about something and I don't think most parents do it very often and not about important stuff so I think it's fine and balanced, because otherwise it would be all too serious all the time...that's just me, there are other things I don't like..for instance 'baby talk' as opposed to teaching a child to say a word properly but I guess we all have our 'things'...