A strong, healthy relationship with your child is built on nurturing connection and communication. While having a casual catch-up (initiated with "How was your day?") once they get home from school is the usual practice, you may begin to notice how sometimes they'll reply with just a shrug or a one-word reply.
If you can't seem to get more than a few words out of them, it may be time to change up the game and ask different, fun questions as conversation starters.
It's very important to nurture open communication and dialogue with your kids, especially when they're young, as this has significant impact on your their health and well-being (i.e. sense of confidence, motivation to succeed, etc).
Whether over dinner or once your kids come home from school, ask them what's going on in their lives, and if anything special happened during their day.
Even if your kids don't feel like sharing in the beginning, if you ask often and consistently, at least they know that you are interested to listen to what they have to say and share. And soon, you'll see them open up more.
To get more than the usual "It was okay" reply, here are 25 different and fun questions to ask your child.
- Did you have more fun today than yesterday?
- What's your favorite subject? What would you like your teacher to include in the lesson plan tomorrow?
- Who's your favorite classmate and what did you do today?
- Who's your favorite teacher?
- What's the funniest thing that happened today?
- What did you do today that you're most proud of?
- What happened today that you would like to happen again tomorrow?
- What games did you play at recess?
- What game/ machine would you want to invent with your friends?
- How would you plan the perfect day at school?
- What sport/ game did you have most fun playing during recess?
- What's the most interesting thing you learned today?
- If you could be a teacher, what subject would you teach?
- Who are your closest friends? Can you describe them in two words?
- What's your favorite part of the day?
- Can you describe each of your teachers?
- Who would you like to get to know better and be friends with in class?
- If I were to ask the teacher or your friends, how would they describe you?
- What are you excited to do tomorrow?
- What name do you have for your group of friends? What name would you give yourselves?
- What clubs at school would you like to join?
- What's the most challenging subject/ assignment you have today?
- What would make tomorrow more fun than today?
- What silly things do you like to do with friends in class?
- What games do you like to play in school?
READ: Preschool in Manila Guide SY 2015-2016
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