Jack and I are always trying to come up with better ways to engage our kids in meaningful conversation. Asking "yes" or "no" type questions rarely results in any kind of discussion that tells us about our kids' days, so we've learned to ask more specific questions about their days, i.e., "Who did you play with at recess today?" "What was the hardest question on your science test?" "Who did you sit next to at lunch? What did you talk about?"
While surfing the internet today, I decided to see if I could find other information on family type conversation starters that went deeper than school, questions that would help all of our family members to take time to talk and learn about each other.
I was thrilled to find this incredible site http://www.tricitypartners.org/alcohol/conversationstarters.htm
The site sells, for just $5 (and I make NO MONEY from referring you there!) small paint cans (with a colorful label) filled with hundreds of thought-provoking conversation starter questions, from thought-provoking, to serious, to just plain fun!
Don't want to spend any money? Get this! If you scroll down to the bottom of the page (the tricitypartners link above), they GIVE you a link to where you can download the label AND the questions, completely free!
I've already got mine printed out, and I can't wait to get started interrogating -- oops, I mean talking with -- my family!
Enjoy!
~Lisa
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Allow me to introduce you to a site that suggests two conversation starters each day. A mixture of plain fun, learning and character growth, these Table Topics are written by a former elementary teacher.
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