I put together a list of Conversation Starters With Your Kids because I know getting kids to talk around the dinner table is like pulling teeth. I gotta say #3 is the money-maker…kids are always up for telling you bad stuff other kids’ have done. 🙂
Conversation Starters With Your Kids
Tell me 3 good things which happened today…
Describe yourself with 1 word…
Tell me 1 bad thing which happened today…
Who got in trouble today?…
If you had $20 – what would you buy?…
Would you rather a beach vacation or a skiing vacation?…
What do you want to be when you grow up?…
If you could have 1 super power what would it be?…
What sport would you like to play?…
Would you rather watch TV or read a book?…
If you could go to any music concert…who would you go see?…
If you were stranded on a deserted island and you could only have 3 things…what 3 things would you want?…
What is your favourite food?…
If you could have 1 wish…what would it be?…
Who is your favourite super hero?…
If you could pick your own name…what name would you pick?
If you could go anywhere in the world…where would you go?…
I also have a free printable of a PICK AND TALK CONVERSATION ACTIVITY which you could print out – cut into individual questions – and then put in a jar and have everyone at the table take turns taking a conversation starter.
I do something like this with my son. When he gets out of school I’ll always ask how is this day. Then I will ask him what was his favorite thing that day. That usually gets the conversation going.
I think these are all great ideas. Even when parents are close with their kids, it can still be difficult to get them to open up at times. Love it!
What a great way to open up conversations with kids. I struggle getting only those one-word answers, so these are perfect. Thanks so much for sharing
We do this with our kids at dinner. Asking how was your day gets us nowhere. We ask all sorts of questions and it leads to great dinner conversations.
I love this idea to get the conversation started. Sometimes it is hard to reach out to your kids without sound repetitive. Lots of good ideas here!
I know that with my two kids sometimes I have to be creative or else they just clam up or give me one word answers. I am loving this!
I am loving these conversation starters. It can hard to find a place to start with them. Thanks!
Great conversation starters! I am always looking for ideas like this for dinnertime or while driving in the car!
You have some terrific suggestions there. Some would be great for fun and some for more potentially serious important discussions.
We “story swap” at dinner each night. The kids all tell us a story from their day and my husband and I share a story from our childhood. It’s a family favorite.
These are great! Family dinners are so important and it’s always nice to have some conversation starters to have deeper conversations!
These are so great! I am always getting a one word answer when I ask my kids questions, so I definitely need some specific ones that will help us get the conversation going. Thanks for these!
These are great ways to start a conversation with your kids. I will have to give a few of these a try.
It can be so hard to get your kids to talk to you. I love these questions. I will have to share this with my friends with kids.
These are great starters! I saved some of these to talk use with my daughter. I typically let her just tell me about her day and it works great!
All great ideas. Getting your kids to open up and talk isn’t always easy, but it’s important to keep the waves of communication open at all times and I’ve personally found that asking open-ended questions and sitting together for dinner (with no devices allowed) is that best way to stay connected.
What cute printable! I like the conversation starters as it helps you talk about not only their day to day life, but wishes and dreams as well.
The Pick and Talk Conversation Activity is such a wonderful idea. It is so much better than the usual “How was your day?” and getting the same answer every time.
what great advice. thank you for sharing this
I love this! It would make the kids think instead of short answers or just yes/no.