How To Ask Your Kids “So How Was School Today?” Without Asking Them “How Was School Today?” (The Printable Versions)

A few weeks ago I typed up and posted some questions that I was asking my 4th and 1st graders after school….it was something that was on my mind and I decided to share it….I thought maybe someone else might want to try a few of them to…I didn’t realize it would get such a large response…

…I guess we all want to find ways to keep lines of communication with our children open…

I know the questions aren’t perfect.  I realize that you need to gauge when the right time to talk to your children is (and 2 minutes after they get home may not be the right time and everyday may even be too often).  I am aware that these questions will need to be ask in your own voice and with your own word choice and not mine.  And I can tell you that not all their answers will be engaging or lead to conversations…

…but some of them will…and that is why I do it…and will keep doing it…

The other night I ask Simon on his 10th birthday “What are the 10 best/coolest/most favorite things you’ve done in your 10 years?”  And he said “#10:  Video Games   #9: Video Games   #8: Video Games   #7: Video Games….” and so on.

Not really the response I was hoping for.

But then two nights later we were sitting around and he said he had thought of his 10 things…what 10 things?…the 10 things you asked me about the other night…OH!  those 10 things…

And that led to the sweetest conversation about vacations, campouts, and volcanos.

The conversation didn’t come when or how I had planned but it came nonetheless.

I love talking with my kids and so I will keep asking questions.  It works for me and my family…we ask each other questions, we are interested in the answers, we like to talk TO EACH OTHER and I’d want to keep it that way as long as I possibly can.

Communicating with others takes work, it’s not always easy, and I’m not perfect at it.  But I’m trying.  Heaven knows I’m trying…because….these kids of mine they are worth the work.

So, with all of that being said here are the printable versions of my 25 questions for both kids (elementary age) and teens.  And hopefully one or two of them will lead you to a sweet conversation as well.

To Be Able To Print Click Here:  25 Ways To Ask Your Kids How Was School Today Printable

To Be Able To Print Click Here:  28 Ways How to Ask Your Teen How Was School Today Printable

****Note:  To print, click on the link.  When it opens go to the top corner of your screen where it says file.  It will open a menu box.  Go down to where it says PRINT and then click on it.*****