I ask my son these kinds of questions about his day at daycare. Sometimes I have to ask more specific questions like did you play on the bikes rather than did you play outside. I initially started having conversations when he couldn’t talk yet by telling him what we had done during the day and what we were doing the next day. I hope our nightly talks continue as he gets older.

What a great list. I tried conversations about school day, kids aren’t very forthcoming

These are a good set of questions instead of the ‘how was your day’
I feel like we would get more if a conversation from these questions.

I’m constantly asking my kids about parts of their day and all I get back in response is “I don’t know” ????????????

We always ask what our kids favourite part of the day was. It helps then focus on positive things.

Who made you smile today, love that

I love these style of questions and use them today with my son. They definitely elicit an answer and conversation in comparison to “how was your day?”

My boys never wanted to talk about school because that was their private world that grown-ups weren’t to know about (unless they had problems).

I like this idea. Open ended questions are way better then ‘how was your day?’

My son has Aspergers so he would not stop talking from the time he got in the car… and would continue at home. And then when his Dad came home he’d tell a less-emotional but edited version of his day.

These topics all perfect to understand how they went at school.

These are great questions especially for younger kids, less suitable for teen-agers though

These are great open ended questions to ask, love talking to my daughter on the tip home from school.

Perfect points and questions to start conversation

Nice questions to ask! Builds a caring connection

So important to always keep talking with your child. Most kids will give short one word answers but I think questioning them to find out more supports this rich conversation. Kids will feel like you are truly interested in their day.

My bub doesn’t go to school yet but when she goes outside for a walk with mum or hubby I always ask her if she had fun and what she saw lol.
Even though she might not understand yet I think it’s important to always show interest.

I love this idea. A more direct questioning is more likely to get more specific answers. How was your day doesn’t work for a lot of kids

All good question and conversation starters. I used to do this at the dinner table till it got to the point that nothing was being eaten. Now I try as soon as we get home but my girl is more interested in playing than talking (preferring to talk at dinner)

When we eat dinner, we make sure we sit at the table and turn off the television. This helps with promoting good discussions too 🙂