"Let me tell you about what I learnt at school today”, “Thank you for tidying my room" - and "Can I go to bed early tonight?'” sound unfamiliar to your parental ears? Don't worry, many parents in the UK feel the same. 88% of parents struggle with their kid's lack of communication In fact, 88% per cent of British parents with primary school-aged children feel that they're really struggling with ...
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Get your child to talk about their day – 20 conversation starters
When Amy started kindergarten a couple of years ago and I asked her about her day, I regularly got answers like 'Good', 'Nice' or 'As always'. That was until I realised that I was simply asking the wrong questions. Working as a freelance journalist has taught me that you should always use 'open-ended-questions', e.g. questions that make your interviewee talk freely and with emotion instead of ...