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Dinner Table Conversation StartersStart Family Discussions Your Kids Won’t Want to Stop Talking About
Can't drag more than a 'yes,' 'no' and 'fine' out of your kids at dinner? Here are some conversation starters the whole family will want to talk about.
How was your day? Fine. What happened at school today? Nothing. Sound like your kids at the dinner table? We finally get our families gathered together at the end of the day and our kids just don’t seem to want to contribute to a meaningful conversation. Getting kids to talk at dinner may be the biggest challenge of your day. In the life of a busy family, dinnertime is the perfect time to listen to your children, to find out how their day went, and to delve a little deeper into their thoughts, feelings and imaginations. It may take more than the same yes or no questions every night, but you can learn more about your family with some conversation starters. At the same time, you’ll be giving your children practice at thinking quickly, forming arguments and expressing their thoughts. Start with a different family member each night. After your kids get the hang of it, don’t be surprised if they’re volunteering to go first. Let your children come up with questions of their own. Let them ask each other any question they want. Conversation starters based on movies or books that your children have just seen or read will strike a chord. Soon your family will be looking forward to dinnertime as the most entertaining part of their day. Here are some conversation starters to get things started:
The copyright of the article Dinner Table Conversation Starters in Parent-Child Communication is owned by Diane Laney Fitzpatrick. Permission to republish Dinner Table Conversation Starters in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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