Our FamilyChatter Challenge is simple—just do your best. Here are some easy questions that will hopefully inspire your family to engage in great conversations whenever, however, you can. Enjoy!
- What was your favorite Halloween costume that you saw this year?
- What was the best field trip you have ever been on?
- Do you think you want to go to Sleepaway camp this year?
- What new sport do you think you might want to try?
- What is your favorite subject at school?
- Do you prefer to play board games or video games? What is your favorite game of each?
- Do you prefer to spend time with people or alone?
- Do you like having your day scheduled out or have lots of free time?
- Who is your favorite person at school and why?
- Do you wish that you had more siblings? Aunts? Uncles?
- If you could go back and visit any relative in the past who would it be and what would you do?
- Do you want to go to your parent’s college or choose one of your own?
- Do you want to live in our town forever or move somewhere else?
- If you could buy anything at the dollar store what would it be?
- What is your favorite type of candy?
- Do you prefer Thanksgiving or Christmas?
- Do you like homemade gifts or store-bought?
- Have you ever put your toes in the ocean?
Keep the Conversation Going with Follow-up Questions:
- Interesting. What else can you tell me about that?
- Now, what are you going to do?
- No way! Can you tell me more?
- Seriously? Then what happened?
- How do you feel about what happened?
- How does this make you feel?
- What’s your next step?
