Questions to ask Kindergartener after school
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Anonymous
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Always best to offer them a snack FIRST. Little kids need to decompress from high energy environments too, just like adults. Even the extroverts.
I never asked DD anything until she was halfway through her snack. |
Anonymous
| We did a lot of "what was the best thing/funniest thing/worst thing" conversations. Also who did You sit with/play with to get to learn names of people in class. I gave my kid a chance to ask me the same questions back which she really liked (and made it feel less like an inquisition). I have a super chatty kid though, so it wasn't that hard. |
Anonymous
| I always start with 'what was your favorite thing that you did today?' Then follow up with 'what was the worst part of your day?' Although I love the 'who got in trouble' question! |
Anonymous
| One of our kids only talks if he feels like it. Makes no difference how specific or how a question is phrased. |
Anonymous
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Be careful with your very specific questions: For example, if you ask who they ate lunch with too often, your child may begin to think it's a big deal. (It actually is, but you don't want them to know that you think so.)
Try to ask open ended questions that are not personal--then you can lead the conversation where you want it. |
Anonymous
| DD needs quite a bit of time to decompress after school. She will offer perfunctory responses until after dinner. Then she'll really open up. We keep a container of Table Topics conversation cards on the dinner table and every night at bedtime we talk about our roses and thorns for the day. |
Anonymous
Aw, you took 2 of my 3. My third is: was there a fire drill today? |