Go for a walk before or after dinner and they will talk all the way.

I can’t relate sorry. My son used to talk non-stop after school and tell us everything. He is on the spectrum on would share the entire minutiae of his day.

My children always wanted to talk at bedtime, so I spent some time with each one around then and they would let me know how they were going at school, how they were getting on with friends, teachers, etc. No one wants to feel pushed into talking about things, I found.

I’ve got teens and one is happy to talk about their day and the other usually not. I ask the same questions to both. Every kid is different.

I’ve found that my kid likes to talk about his day after dinner. Once schools done he just wants to have his own time.

Great advise. It does open the kids up and they love it. Well mine do

This is applicable to the older teenagers too

That’s really smart! Good to know

I really like the example questions. Ill be trying them out on my kids.

This is a great article. You want to hear all about their day so need to change it up daily . Sometimes they will even ask me how my day was!

…….and then when they become teenagers it all changes again. They either want to tell you everything or completely go into their caves.

I agree and think it is just a matter of asking different questions instead of the same old ” how was your day?”.

Ask things like “I wonder what your friends are having for lunch today”. Often they can’t wait to tell you when they get home. Starts the conversation rolling.

I find my kids always want to have a chat right at bed time, I guess they feel safe and secure, I enjoy our little chats at this time and learn lots.

I have had trouble with my son not wanting to talk about his day when he gets home and I out it down to being tired some of the time but maybe more directed questions will help. Thank you

Love this article. We always ask ” What was the best part of your day?” Having said that none of my kids ( except maybe my teenager atm) need to be pushed to talk. They’d all talk under water with a bag full of marbles. My biggest issue is getting them to take turns or to finish what they are saying and let someone else have a turn haha

I’ve always asked pointed questions but my kids are also happy to tell me about their day, even when I don’t ask. My middle child used to go into details of each activity, like when he made/decorated biscuits in kindy, I got the exact step by step set of instructions. Some days they only want to tell me one to two things and that’s alright as well.

It is my favourite part of the day, the open conversation regarding school and the memories they are making

Omg that is what we need at the moment

I’ve been trying this technique and it’s interesting some of the coversations that we’ve had at dinner time and what I’m finding out about the kids and school. Ask the right questions and my kids want to tell me everything!