🦉The Brainy BitWeek 35 • School Routines

School Communication

Friday, August 28, 2026
By Nina

Here's a little trick from child communication research:

"How was school?" usually gets "Fine."

Try specific questions instead:

  • "Who did you sit with at lunch?"
  • "What was the funniest thing today?"
  • "What was hard today?"
  • "What game did you play at recess?"

Specific gets specific.


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