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Kids aren't the smartest. Sure, one moment they might drop a philosophical and poetic line that seems to tap into some universal truth and make you wonder about it for the rest of the day, but the next they might be shoving a straw into an orange, trying to have some juice.
So let's take a minute and have a little innocent laugh at them, shall we? I mean, people who witnessed our, let's call them, less fortunate moments have certainly had so it's only fair we enjoy what the younger generation has to offer too, right? We earned it.
That's why we at Bored Panda put together a new list of pictures that capture children at times they seemed to have no idea how the world actually works. Continue scrolling to check out the images and fire up our earlier articles here and here to catch up on the series.
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How much you talk with your child can be really important to their development. In the mid-1990s, an interesting discovery was made about a stark difference in language achievement in children. Researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley visited families from different socioeconomic groups, spending an hour each month recording them over more than two years.
Going through the data, they found that children from the poorest backgrounds heard one-third as many words per hour as those from higher-income backgrounds. Scaling up, the researchers proposed that by the time the children were four years old, there would be a 30-million word gap between children from poor backgrounds compared to those in wealthier, professional households.
As Melissa Hogenboom pointed out for the BBC, this study was far from ideal. It had a small sample size, and it's not entirely clear if the word gap is as large as the researchers first suggested.
Critics have since shown that low-income children hear many more words than Hart and Risley reported when factoring in language they overhear from conversations both inside and outside the home.
But responding to these critics, another group highlighted that "young children do not profit from overheard speech about topics of interest to adults."
#8
Just Lost My Foot After A Motorcycle Accident. This Is The Sticker My Son Chose To Decorate My Brace
However, if this word gap does exist, it is problematic because language is known to be one of the most important predictors of how well you are going to do later in life, from your earliest school years to university and so, might even be an indicator of the success of your future career.
Whether we're learning basic numeracy or articulating memories, we need language.
#9
He Refused To Let Me Help Him Order His Food Because He's A "Big Boy". Now He's Sitting Mad As Hell With His Egg On A Hot Dog Bun With JalapeƱos And Black Olives
#11
We Found My Wifeās Phone In The Toilet Yesterday. We Werenāt Sure Which Of Our Three Kids Put It There Until My Wife Scrolled Through Her Pictures Today
Scientists are even able to show how the brain responds to early language exposure. One group, led by Rachel Romeo, a neuroscientist and speech language pathologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, showed that conversational interactions can have a visible benefit on brain development.
The team recorded conversations in families’ homes monitoring both the amount of language they were exposed to and the number of conversational turns and discovered that children who had more turn-taking conversations were better at language comprehension tasks.
#14
My Niece Just Made Everyone Friends And Said "No Fighting". I Can't Stop Laughing
#15
My Brother And I Met Our Favorite Super Hero (The Hulk) When We Were 4. We Were Frustrated Because Lou Ferrigno Wasnāt Green
Indeed, we have evidence that it is not passive hearing – or even the amount of words a child is exposed to – that matters most. Instead, it is the quality of the conversation that is important. The back and forth turn-taking nature that requires listening and responding.
It’s what Hirsh-Pasek and her long-time collaborator Roberta Golinkoff refer to as a “conversational duet”, as “you can’t sing it alone”. In fact, another study found that if a conversation is interrupted by a phone call, the child does not learn a newly presented word (they will learn it if the conversation is not interrupted).
#17
My 10-Year-Old Nephew Told His Mom He Doesnāt Know How His Phone Broke. He Just Woke Up And It Was Like That. A Few Days Later She Finds He Posted This On Youtube
#18
It Makes 1 Hour That They're Looking For Their Car Keys That Their Kid Buried Inside The Sand
#19
Toddler Got Her Hands On Hair Removal Lotion Instead Of Her Dadās Hair Gel
Even if Hart and Risley's study wasn’t perfect, the idea that a significant socioeconomic gap exists has been replicated by numerous studies.
In 2008, for instance, Meredith Rowe of Harvard University found that types of conversations do differ significantly between low- and high-income families – in part due to the differing levels of education reached by the parents in these groups.
#21
The Neighbourhood Kid Loves My Cat And Insists That My Cat Loves Her Back. This Picture Accurately Shows How Much Kitty Loves Her
Though a word gap can have lasting consequences, the good news is that all parents talk to their children at least sometimes. And if parents would focus more on the quality of interactions rather than quantity, then children could benefit.
The more social experiences they have, whether with their parents or with any other caregivers around them, the more they will learn.
#25
I Just Have To Post This So I Will Always Have The Memory
Me to my class: "Okay boys and girls, hang up your snacks so we can go into art class!" I laughed so hard! I love kindergarten!
While the stress of day-to-day life can leave less time for talk and play, with a few subtle tweaks in how we speak to children – and how we listen to them – we can literally grow their brains for the better.
#35
A House Of God
Legen ( wait for it ) dary 2 years ago
The drawings is okay, what is not okay is where she have her feets.
AJ 2 years ago
Yeah, this is exactly what happened to me too when my overly religious grandma forced me to sit in the church with her every Sunday. The other side was much more pleasant then and still is.
Ashlea Mcleod 2 years ago
It's ok. Her sins will be forgiven as long as she donates all of her college money to replace the church roof.
Lokiās Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago
Awww, that's just little Janie practicing her Satanism again.
Birma Gustafsson 2 years ago
The Devil is as much a part of the church's legends as god and Jesus, so why not?
Annaliese Coppin 2 years ago
Me and my cousin did this we drew devils and brought tape and taped the devil drawings to the walls we signed the papers too š letās just say we got kicked outā¦
ACatInPandasClothing 2 years ago
feet on books, not paying attention, drawing the devil, what wrongdoing is here??
Piet Puk 2 years ago
According to all the bibles, the god character killed way more people than the devil, so who is the real villain?
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Elanor Newton 2 years ago
Yeah, my grandparents are really religious and they always made my and my sister pray and go to church, one of the reasons I'm now a athiest
Kaiser 1989 2 years ago
Lol I love how all of you atheists are calling Christians brainwashed, but don't have the guts to ever say this about Muslims or Jews. I guess without the jihad of the former nor the influence of the latter they're just too easy a target huh? Seems like religious people aren't the only brainwashed people. P.S I'm more of an agnostic in case any of you stunningly brave atheists wrote any criticism off as just a crazy religious person.
Georgette Redwood-Gladue 2 years ago
My daughter made a red eyed devil sheep for Easter. At Sunday school.
ThisisKaylin 2 years ago
Oohh jeez! Is he holding something dripping with blood?! š¤£ š š¤£
Gayle Cambridge 2 years ago
come on you get to draw and your feet are up on the pew??? I would be drawing rainbows and puppy dogs!
K Tigress 2 years ago
More click bait I see from christ-a-phobs. Just looking for a useless argument. Cause that's all cracked pots have going for them. So sad.
Hatred Pony 2 years ago (edited)
People who don't believe in God don't fear him or his son, so "christ-a-phobs" is not an accurate term and may be suited better for actual Christians. I'm not even sure what's being argued, you either believe or you don't. I did attend church growing up and I don't care what your religion is, but if I'm not mistaken, as a Christian shouldn't you be trying to lead others towards Christ rather than away with throw away idiotic comments like this?
Load More Replies... Sidtheslothisveryhot 2 years ago
My mom says the last time we went to church I was 5 and when we walked I loudly said "I hate church l, church is evil"...was I really wrong?š¤
JoeShmoeDeLaKokomoešŗš¦ 2 years ago
And Pandas like you are why I'm leaving BP.
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Kyra ALIMIN [4A] 2 years ago
This kid's obviously an atheist. See? She's even stepping on the bible!
Dmitri Johnson 2 years ago
all of youu christian bashers should shut up you guys are just saying all christians are the same well were not i support lbgq+ so just shut up with your christian bashing
Silver the Sloth (they/them)ļøāļøļøāļøāļøļøā 2 years ago (edited)
You sound like a pretty good person when you're not making comments like this, It's not most christians. It's the ones who use their religioin as an excuse for things like hating LGBTs and force their children to go to church. Those are bad people and I will bash them as much as aimwant thank.
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Tristan Kenyon 2 years ago
What a good girl . Who the hell drags their child to such blasphemy and crap?
Hatred Pony 2 years ago
I'm not sure how taking a child to church is blasphemous, I'm also not sure you understand what blasphemy is. I'm not religious but you used that word wrong.
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Silver the Sloth (they/them)ļøāļøļøāļøāļøļøā 2 years ago
Okay f**k you. You are the kind of christians I hate.
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Aussie Atheist 2 years ago
Obviously bad things if they are sitting in a church.
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#37
My Son Was 6 When He Was Helping Us Move. Each Year This Memory Pops Up And Itās A Family Favourite
#40
My Son Said He Was Hot And Wanted Ice Cream. This Is Not What I Expected
#44
My 4-Year-Old Won't Stop Laughing About This Donut Smiley Face That's Wearing Sunglasses And Has Two Mouths
#45
My Nephew Wanted A Portrait Of George Washington. Thank Goodness He Didnāt Want A Portrait Of Ben Franklin
#48
Me At 3 Years Old, Having A Meltdown, Because My Parents Sold Our Car, Little Blue
#49
He Didn't Want His Shoes To Get Wet, So He Put Paper Bags On His Feet And Waded Into The Ocean
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HalfFinnishedAustralian 2 years ago
I remember as a kid, there was this one time where I wanted the heater on, but my parents said no. So being a kid I said, "I'm not cold, the room's cold!"
April Stephens 2 years ago
š Won't someone please think of the poor room?
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JessG 2 years ago
Yikes, yāall are so judgy. I donāt have kids, never wanted them, Iām just not a kid person. They can be annoying, infuriating and worrisome at times, like a drunk adult. I have always found it hard to talk to them, or hold babies, but also, itās really hard for me to say ānoā. BUT, we have NO idea who these people are, what their situations are, what their relationships are like, etc. so basically we know nothing about them, the parents, or who is even taking the picture. So why oh WHY must we judge the parents, or assume anything?! Geez, simmer down, this is supposed to be a fun post, and surely these people donāt want to be lectured about their parenting based on one photo!
Jo Choto 2 years ago
These are not naughty kids. These are either a) normal kids or b) kids whose parents have apparently never learned the basic requirements of child supervision.
Joybug 2 years ago
Oh, what about me? As a toddler I ate massive chunks of my wood crib.
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Black Pearl šŗš¦ 2 years ago
Once as a kid I tried to fake being sick to go home early from school. I was caught almost immediately by my mother, not because I was horrible at lying, but because as soon as she left my room when she brought me home I started loudly celebrating and saying "I got home from school early!" She had barely even left my doorway.
martin734 2 years ago
Thank you, Bored Panda. Another 133 examples of why I really, really don't want children.
Mary Jeffries 2 years ago
I love how watching kids in action really shows us how much we learn in our early years. They take so much literally and feel so passionately about just about everything. Much of their work in the early years is to explore and figure out how their world works. I find it fascinating.
Remy 2 years ago
I laughed so hard at these! I have one very distinct dumb memory from my childhood. I believed in "Mr. Pumpkin". For those of you who don't know, he who was this giant pumpkin that came alive on Halloween and handed out candy to the kids who finished their dinner (and vegetables). He was also letting you know you could start your trick-or-treating. It was literally just one of my parents ringing the doorbell, but since I wasn't allowed to open the door for strangers I never made it in time to see him before he made it back onto the roof! Also yes, it was a giant pumpkin decoration that the neighbors put up every year that my parents used to inspire the Mr. Pumpkin tale.
Remy 2 years ago
What makes this dumb... is that I also thought everyone believed in Mr. Pumpkin, almost like Santa Claus.
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Thalia Lovering 2 years ago
When I was around 3 I thought that my dad, who was working for the British embassy in Athens, was going to London to work every day.
Jackie Lulu 2 years ago
My sister was ironing clothes for school and burnt her hand she yelled to our mom, "I burned my hand on the iron!" Mom yelled back, "Put butter on it!" She put butter on the iron.
Ashlyn Kearney 2 years ago
SO my sister.....when she was a kid loved people. She would hug people she didn't know and one day she went up to a MAN and said ĀØI love you can we get married.ĀØ The guy was standing next to his wife and 3 kids.
Lokiās Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago
Here's a magical shiny gold star for you! Do you want a trophy as well?
Load More Replies... HalfFinnishedAustralian 2 years ago
I remember as a kid, there was this one time where I wanted the heater on, but my parents said no. So being a kid I said, "I'm not cold, the room's cold!"
April Stephens 2 years ago
š Won't someone please think of the poor room?
Load More Replies... JessG 2 years ago
Yikes, yāall are so judgy. I donāt have kids, never wanted them, Iām just not a kid person. They can be annoying, infuriating and worrisome at times, like a drunk adult. I have always found it hard to talk to them, or hold babies, but also, itās really hard for me to say ānoā. BUT, we have NO idea who these people are, what their situations are, what their relationships are like, etc. so basically we know nothing about them, the parents, or who is even taking the picture. So why oh WHY must we judge the parents, or assume anything?! Geez, simmer down, this is supposed to be a fun post, and surely these people donāt want to be lectured about their parenting based on one photo!
Jo Choto 2 years ago
These are not naughty kids. These are either a) normal kids or b) kids whose parents have apparently never learned the basic requirements of child supervision.
Joybug 2 years ago
Oh, what about me? As a toddler I ate massive chunks of my wood crib.
Load More Replies... Black Pearl šŗš¦ 2 years ago
Once as a kid I tried to fake being sick to go home early from school. I was caught almost immediately by my mother, not because I was horrible at lying, but because as soon as she left my room when she brought me home I started loudly celebrating and saying "I got home from school early!" She had barely even left my doorway.
martin734 2 years ago
Thank you, Bored Panda. Another 133 examples of why I really, really don't want children.
Mary Jeffries 2 years ago
I love how watching kids in action really shows us how much we learn in our early years. They take so much literally and feel so passionately about just about everything. Much of their work in the early years is to explore and figure out how their world works. I find it fascinating.
Remy 2 years ago
I laughed so hard at these! I have one very distinct dumb memory from my childhood. I believed in "Mr. Pumpkin". For those of you who don't know, he who was this giant pumpkin that came alive on Halloween and handed out candy to the kids who finished their dinner (and vegetables). He was also letting you know you could start your trick-or-treating. It was literally just one of my parents ringing the doorbell, but since I wasn't allowed to open the door for strangers I never made it in time to see him before he made it back onto the roof! Also yes, it was a giant pumpkin decoration that the neighbors put up every year that my parents used to inspire the Mr. Pumpkin tale.
Remy 2 years ago
What makes this dumb... is that I also thought everyone believed in Mr. Pumpkin, almost like Santa Claus.
Load More Replies... Thalia Lovering 2 years ago
When I was around 3 I thought that my dad, who was working for the British embassy in Athens, was going to London to work every day.
Jackie Lulu 2 years ago
My sister was ironing clothes for school and burnt her hand she yelled to our mom, "I burned my hand on the iron!" Mom yelled back, "Put butter on it!" She put butter on the iron.
Ashlyn Kearney 2 years ago
SO my sister.....when she was a kid loved people. She would hug people she didn't know and one day she went up to a MAN and said ĀØI love you can we get married.ĀØ The guy was standing next to his wife and 3 kids.
Lokiās Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago
Here's a magical shiny gold star for you! Do you want a trophy as well?
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