Kids Need Questions

Kids Need Questions
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By Kathy Koch, Ph.D.
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The young boy had to know! He found a screwdriver in a toolbox, moved the microwave oven away from the wall, and began trying to take it apart. His mom entered the kitchen, and with alarm, shouted, “Stop! What do you think you’re doing?”

Her son innocently responded, “I need to know how the food gets hot when the microwave never gets hot. The stove gets hot, the oven gets hot, the toaster gets hot, and your coffeemaker gets hot. But the microwave never gets hot. I have to figure this out.”

Kathy Koch
Kathy Koch
Ph.D.
Dr. Kathy Koch (“cook”) is the founder of Celebrate Kids and Ignite the Family, a faculty member at Summit Ministries, and the author of five books including “8 Great Smarts” and “Start with the Heart.” Dr. Koch earned a Ph.D. in reading and educational psychology from Purdue University.
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