Thanks for the great responses, everyone. Your experiences and ideas are all great and helpful.

You know, I think sometimes I have moments where I forget I'm talking to/dealing with a 3 year old, because he so often doesn't act/perform/talk like a 3 year old, you know? and so maybe expect I too much or get frustrated etc. Luckily, I (or DH) usually realize and quickly go "oops!" while quietly slinking away into the naughty parent corner. In all seriousness though, I think sometimes we all just have to take a step back when it comes to kids like ours.

I will definitely try to take the tack of 'less questions', though it will take some fine-tuning on my part, to figure out the best ways to phrase and navigate a discussion without the quiz-like format. DS loves to draw, so having him draw parts of the story is a good idea.

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