8. How to teach your child to ask “why”: As Voltaire rightly said “Judge a man by his questions, rather than his answers” So the next time your child asks you how glass was invented, while learning about a microscope don’t tell him not to ‘waste’ his time by asking ‘out of syllabus’ questions. Instead find out the answer together (what else is Google for?) and explain it to him. Teaching your child not to passively accept information provided to him, is one of the greatest gifts you can give him. Only where there is curiosity there is scope for learning and creativity.