How well can little children think?

Question

Some people don't think little children can't think about life as well as adults; but believe it or not, I taught myself the concept of self-control when I was a Kindergardener. I taught myself that concept at a young age because I remembered some adult mentioning how little children don't know when to keep still. That statement made me think to myself, "What if my parents told me to do something, and I decide to stand there and not say a word? What would the police do if I just stood still in jail with silence? Who would kill me just for not following orders and stand there and choose to do nothing?" I thought of that as a Kindergardener which was my first thought of life or self-control to be more specific. How well can little children think, and is it possible for a child's thought to surpass any thought of an adult. Note that children can notice a few things before a parent thinks it's time to tell them.
Ex. Birds and Bees -A lot of kids knew before the parents said anything.

Answer 1

the trick is that kids don't have to censor themselves due to personal experience or political climate. how many times has a kid said something and the adult response is "that's not the way it goes".

Answer 2

Age isn't nothing but a number, experience is key and knowledge is too. That said, it doesn't matter how many years because x amount of experience or knowledge can be required in any given amount of time, for some it takes longer then others and others get it with out thinking twice a second about it.

My point is a kid can be as smart as a 40 year old and a 40 year old can be less mature in wisdom or in life as a 12 year old.

;-)

Answer 3

I think it just depends on the kid. Some are smarter, some are more intuitive, some are just plain dumb.

If you think about it, how well can adults think? There is not really much difference in the question. I have known two year olds that had more intelligence and common sense than a couple of adults I know.

It's all individual.

Answer 4

All of you are the reason kids are so f**ked up. They are incapable of reasoning on a high level unless they're gifted or at the level of genius. Ir's idiots like you that produce all the spoiled, selfish, self adoring little monsters that surround us. You overestimate them. This is due to your own personal inadequacies. You read into your progeny whatever virtue you yourself lack. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. The Truthteller rules.

Answer 5

Kids can teach themselves a lot of things because they remember and contemplate everything they hear.

Answer 6

and the clown jumped over the moon!