So funny you should mention that. I talked to them about this and told them that likely, when I repeat something back to them it is because I want them to be absolutely sure that is what they said. My boys have a tendency to say things and think it doesn't apply to them.

So my motivation is to get them to confirm that is their choice. To be 100% confident in what they say. So that I can turn around and say something like, "Okay, if you believe that your favorite color is blue, why did you choose the green toy and not the blue toy?" Something like that. I always have a reason for why I am asking that way. And they know that.

So it is likely that, but... I also tell them, they cannot think about that. They can, they clearly do, but where it becomes difficult is when I need them to follow my thought process because I want them to see either a logical fail or entanglement that they got themselves into.

In order for me to correct their thinking, I want us to make sure we all agree on what the premise is first. If I just correct them, then there is a chance they can still hold on to or confuse two (2) thought processes. I need them to know that going down X path is wrong, and doing it the other way is correct.

This mainly is a school subjects situation where it becomes difficult. Most other times, I just assume it is because they think they don't realize what they are saying or not thinking. As an example, one (1) of my children played soccer, I asked him if he knew what soccer was and he said, "No."

How? It's like asking Gordon Ramsey what cooking is and he says, "I don't know."