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!


  1. What was your favorite Halloween costume ever and why?
  2. What is your favorite part of school and what makes it your favorite?
  3. Would you rather get up early and watch a sunrise or stay up late and watch shooting stars?
  4. What is your favorite food?
  5. What is your favorite board game and does it matter to you whether you win or lose?
  6. What is your favorite sport? Do you prefer to watch sports or play sports?
  7. If you could get any animal for a pet, what would it be?
  8. What is the best book that you have ever read? If it was made into a movie, was the book or movie better?
  9. Do you like having meetings/sports/groups in the evening or would you prefer to stay home?
  10. Do you like pumpkin spiced items? Cookies/muffins/coffees


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?