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30 Questions to Ask Your Kid Instead of “How Was Your Day?”

30 Questions to Ask Your Kid Instead of “How Was Your Day?”

8 February, 2020

by sara goldstein

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Sometimes it can be tough getting your child to talk about their day. Instead of asking the mundane question “How was your day?,” try using one of these creative queries from our friends at Parent Co.!

When I picked my son up from his first day of 4th grade, my usual (enthusiastically delivered) question of “how was your day?” was met with his usual (indifferently delivered) “fine.”

Come on! It’s the first day, for crying out loud! Give me something to work with, would you, kid?

The second day, my same question was answered, “Well, no one was a jerk.”

That’s good . . . I guess.

I suppose the problem is my own. That question actually sucks. Far from a conversation starter, it’s uninspired, overwhelmingly open-ended, and frankly, completely boring. So as an alternative, I’ve compiled a list of questions that my kid will answer with more than a single word or grunt. In fact, he debated his response to question eight for at least half an hour over the weekend. The jury’s out until he can organize a foot race.