I have high hopes that one day my family of six will spend entire evenings sitting around a table effortlessly enjoying a meal and rich conversation. Right now, however, we get only 10 minutes before it turns chaotic — food dropped on the floor, a mambo line circling the table, and little feet sneaking away to play.
Since we realistically have 10 minutes to work with in this season, we capitalize by asking one question that everyone at the table takes a turn answering. As each person shares, we get a peek inside our kids’ minds as they process their days.
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10 Questions to Ask Kids During Meals
Next time you’re sitting at the dinner table, try one of these field-tested and family-approved conversation starters for kids of all ages.
1. If you could change one thing that happened today, what would it be?
2. What’s one thing you would never give away?
3. What do you worry about?
4. Describe your day in one word.
5. What’s the best news you’ve heard recently?
6. What’s something you want to improve at?
7. Who’s the most successful person you know?
8. Would you go to school if it were your choice? Why or why not?
9. What’s one positive thing that happened in your life today?
10. Who are you most honest with and why?
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These questions don’t have to be confined to the dinner table. We’ve asked them in the car after school, before bed, while waiting for appointments, or any other time we have a few minutes together.
