Often I ask my child how school was and what he/she did today and the reply I receive is “Good. Nothing.” I leave the conversation feeling unsatisfied and shut out. My child just spent 7 hours at school and I have no idea what was done during that time. If this pattern sounds familiar, please let me first assure you that your child is doing something.
I started asking my children more specific questions. I usually start out with, “Who did you sit with at lunch?” or “What did you do at recess?” I find those questions to help relax my child and open up the lines of communication. Some follow up questions that you can always ask your child are:
Hopefully, these questions will return more than “Nothing” as an answer. If not, please reach out and we can work together on opening those lines of communication. Comments are closed.
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