How parents answer 46 questions from their kids a day

Catching bugs and making little houses for them, obsessions with the door stopper and a fascination with elevators and how their buttons work are some of the most interesting curiosities today’s youngest children have, according to new research.

Conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Lightbridge Academy, a survey of 2,000 parents of children ages 0-6, looked at some of their most unique interests and revealed that some find that their child is most fascinated by the natural world.

This includes things like rainwater, worms, the weather and specifically “extinct fish,” while other children's interests are more nuanced, such as knights and drums.

Interests aside, parents find that their child’s curious nature comes through in other ways. On average, parents navigate 46 questions per day, though they find themselves without an answer 35% of the time. That’s no surprise considering some of the questions they field. Results uncovered some of the strangest ones, including: “If time had a smell, what would it smell like?”, “How long can a hippo run faster than an elephant?” and even “Where do dreams go when we wake up?”