Mom Reveals 5 Questions She Asks Her Kids that Make Them Tell Her Everything That Happened In School

Cursory: Yamel Belen, a mother of 5 kids ages 7 to 25, who lives in Tampa, Florida, was tired of hearing the same old responses from her kids, so she started asking open-ended questions to get the ball rolling

A mother of 5 kids ages 7 to 25, who lives in Tampa, Florida, Yamel Belen, took it to Tik Tok to share how to have a rolling conversation with your kids.

These were her words:

“I really hated getting the ‘It was good’ response to my after-school questioning, I wanted to know everything about their lives at school and felt like I was doing something wrong [as a mother].

“So, I started asking questions that would give me better responses

“What made you smile today?

“Who did you sit next to at lunch?

“Did you see any acts of kindness today? If so, what were they?

“Did you see any acts of people being unkind, and if so, what did that look like?

“What part of the day made you super happy?

“Remember, these are conversation starters, so they’re meant to have open-ended responses, Which leads you to better conversations with your kids.”

The post brought lots of reactions from mothers.

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Questions for kids after school can often come with responses such as “fine” or “good”. After some practice you can have never ending conversations filled with all the details on how the school day went. .. . . . Thinks to do after school After school activities . . . . . . . #gentleparenting #parentingpodcasthost #momoffive #themotherhoodkit #elementaryschoolparents #schoolagekids #parentsculture #latinamomadvice #latinamom
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