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Have you asked your child what they did that day and received the response, “I didn’t do anything” or “I don’t remember”?  This is a common response that children give to their parents when asked this question. The odds are that your child did do something that day but either doesn’t remember or doesn’t want to talk about it.  I have put together some helpful hints to start a conversation about your child’s day. 

First, ask open ended questions that require more than a yes or no response.  Questions like “what did you sing at group today” or “what did you play at recess” are more specific and will help them remember parts of their day.  You can also use school work to help start conversations with your child.  If your child brings home something they made at school you can ask them to tell you about it.  Another way you can get a conversation started is to model communication.  Talk about your day and what happened to you. This gives your child a great example of how to communicate.

Something that works for me is to talk about highs and lows at dinner.  Everyone gets a chance to talk about the best thing that happened and something they did not like that happened that day.  If you can link emotion to events it will help your child to express themselves.  An example is “you must have been disappointed when you didn’t get to work with a friend”. 

The most important thing to remember is that when your child is sharing something about their day that you are attentive.  Children may lose interest in sharing if you are not fully engaged in what they are saying. If you show interest in what they are saying they feel listened to, their self-esteem will increase and it will help form a link between school and home.  Hopefully these are some tools that will help start many conversations between you and your child!

Sincerely,

Rachel

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