What if adults talked like kids?

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben ,

Henry Larson, Michael Levitt

Published August 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM CDT

Comedian Alyce Chan explores the hilarity parenthood in her MOM-COM NYC on Instagram. Her video series about the blunt and innocent way children ask questions has gone viral.

Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a White House correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk. She appears regularly on the NPR Politics Podcast and other NPR shows.

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