Today's Tip for Families

09-27-2021

Get Your Child to Tell You What Happened During School

Talking with your child about school is an effective way to demonstrate its importance. But it can be a challenge to get information out of many children. Instead of just asking, "How was school?" play a game with your child called "My Day, Your Day."

In the evening, let your child ask you a question about your day. After you answer, you get to ask your child a question about his day. This helps him to feel involved—not just interrogated.

Be sure to ask questions that require more than just a simple yes or no answer. Specific questions like "What kind of problems were you working on in math today?" are better than general ones like "How was your day?" They also let you follow up by saying, "Can you show me how to do them?"

When it's your turn to describe your day, set a good example by answering your child’s questions as thoroughly as you want him to answer yours.

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Webster County Schools

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