Ways to Ask How was school today?
Ways to Ask How was school today?
It never fails, when I pick up our daughter (a/k/a Excitedly Eight) from school, I always ask “How was school?” and inevitably the response is, “Fine” or “Good.” Ugh. I really want her to gush about this story or that. But nada. Zippo. After our “lively” exchange, she picks up a book and reads and I proceed to roll my eyes. Yes, we do have a bit of a role reversal going on. What on earth is a mother to do?!?!
I think that I really need to start getting better at asking better questions. I mean come on, I want to actually know what goes on when Excitedly Eight is at school!
The Silver Lining is that recently I came across an article by mother, blogger, and former teacher Liz Evans who shared 25 questions on her blog that she believes will get your kids to spill:
1. What was the best thing that happened as school ...
