Get to know your kids much better by engaging in conversations with them.
It may take more than the same yes or no questions every night, but you can learn more about your family with some conversation starters. At the same time, you’ll be giving your children practice at thinking quickly, forming arguments and expressing their thoughts.
Start with a different family member each night. After your kids get the hang of it, don’t be surprised if they’re volunteering to go first.
Let your children come up with questions of their own. Let them ask each other any question they want. Conversation starters based on movies or books that your children have just seen or read will strike a chord. Soon your family will be looking forward to dinnertime as the most entertaining part of their day.
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Great Post! We have lost too much by not sitting gown to eat with our families. Another great outcome of engaging one another during dinner is that everyone will likely eat slower which is better for digestion. So it is an all around good thing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Boschii it is so true, i have personally tried it with my children and it really works apart from dinner conversation, you can also have family nights to engage in conversation.
ReplyDeleteI took your advice Melinda and ate at the table with my daughter and wife 4 out of the last 5 weekdays. I tried a little harder to engage them in conversation. Though it is a little cumbersome to start, I know in the long run it is worth the investment. Again, thank you for this post. It was right on time.
ReplyDeleteit will take time but keeping it consistent maybe once a week will build up, and you will be surprise that once a week how much you learn. Good Luck
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