Sometimes it’s really hard to get a kid to start talking. As a mother I’ve always been curious about what happened in school each day. But my son – mums the word! Well, after trying out many methods to get words out of his mouth, I thought of a game.
I prepared a list of questions – questions from different areas of his life, school, home, playground, friends, weather and more. Every night before bedtime, he can pick any 3 questions and answer them, and I too will pick 3 questions and answer them. I keep adding and removing questions on the list to keep the game from becoming boring. This helped me a lot in starting a conversation in a fun way. And we both look forward to this fun bedtime activity.
Here are some of the questions on my list:
1What do you like to do when it rains?
2Have you ever lied in school?
3If your teddy could talk, what would you tell it?
4Do you have a supersecret to share?
5Can you tell me 3 things you don’t like about yourself?
6What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever done?
7How according to you should parents behave?
8Do you think teachers are smart or dumb and why?
9If your best friend didn’t come to school, who would you play with?
10Which 5 kids would you like to have a playdate with?
11What has been the worst day of your life?
12If you could do whatever you wanted for a whole day, what would you do?
13Do you like travelling by train, car or airplane? Why?
14If you didn’t have to go to school, what would you do?
15What the best thing you like to do around the house?
16Can you tell me 5 things that you’re proud of?
17If you had to give away some of your toys, which ones would you do?
18What are 5 of your most precious possessions?
19Who are the most important people in your life?
20For what 5 reasons would you laugh?
21For what 5 reasons would you cry?