Family questions help get the conversations started and dig a little deeper than the normal daily conversations.
I love the habit we have gotten into of sharing our favorite part of the day with each other while we eat dinner. In fact, when N was 2 years old she was often the one who started it off by asking her Dad what his favorite part of the day was.
To mix it up a little bit in the month of February, I printed these Dinner Question Ideas from These Little Waves. I cut them into strips and put them into a container. We pick one question each night and each of us answer it.
The questions cover a wide variety of topics that I think are appropriate for all age ranges. Our first question was “What is something you are afraid of? Why?”. N (2 years old) and B (5 years old) both had something to share and I think it was really beneficial for them to hear our answers too. That one question led to a 10 minute discussion about other random things (some of which we have never talked about before). It was awesome!
Other Conversation Starters
Galit Breen
Wednesday 30th of January 2013
It warms my heart to see my dinner questions posted here!
Thank you so very much - honored!