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20 questions: What I ask my kids every year

Capture a tiny snapshot of your kids’ interests at this moment in time with these 20 simple questions—and make it an annual tradition!

Avery and Anna answer another round of questions from Mom. Photo: Tracy Chappell

I came upon this fun questionnaire a few years ago and thought it was a cute way of capturing a little snapshot of what your kids are like at one moment in time. The woman who told me about it said the idea was to ask your kids these questions at their birthdays each year, and then put together a book so they’d have a collection of their favourite things over the years. I discovered it in the fall, right around Avery’s birthday, so I just do it with both of them at this time of year. And, of course, I then share it with you. Here’s what my kids love right now:

Anna: age eight-and-a-half
Avery: age six

1. What is your favourite colour:
Anna: Green
Avery: Pink and purple

2. What is your favourite toy?
Anna: Lego
Avery: Princesses

Read more: Gendered toys: Girls who love Lego>

3. What is your favourite fruit?
Anna: Apple
Avery: Watermelon

4. What is your favourite TV show?
Anna: Arthur (two years running for this one)
Avery: Jacob Two-Two

5. What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch?
Anna: Zoodles
Avery: Cheese and crackers

6. What is your favourite outfit?
Anna: A dress of some kind
Avery: My polka-dot dress

7. What is your favourite game?
Anna: War (the card game)
Avery: Guess Who?

8. What is your favourite snack?
Anna: Candy!
Avery: Goldfish crackers

9. What is your favourite animal?
Anna: Dog
Avery: Cat

10. What is your favourite song?
Anna: “Red” by Taylor Swift
Avery: “Forever Friends” (I have no idea what this is)

11. What is your favourite book?
Anna: Magic Tree House books (I am dying to start the Harry Potter series with Anna but she’s reluctant, thinking it’s too scary.)
Avery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series (This is the first time I’ve managed to get Avery interested in chapter books, so I’m happy about that.)

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12. What is your favourite subject at school?
Anna: Gym
Avery: Twistables (She’s referring to the pencil crayons; she’s new to subjects at school!)

13. What is your favourite sport?
Anna: Hockey
Avery: Hockey
(This made Daddy very happy, since they always claim to be on the verge of quitting.)

14. What is your favourite thing to have for breakfast?
Anna: Waffles
Avery: Froot Loops (which, for the record, they only have at Grandpa’s house.)

15. What is your favourite thing to do outside?
Anna: Play on the jungle gym
Avery: Skip (she’s doing so well!)

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16. What is your favourite drink?
Anna: Lemonade
Avery: Smoothies

17. What is your favourite holiday?
Anna: Christmas
Avery: Christmas and Easter

18. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?
Anna: A stuffed bunny, and her mee-mees (these are crocheted blankets Grandma made them when they were born. Anna created this name for them when she was little, and she uses them as a pillow. And a note: Anna has slept with a huge stuffed tiger for years, saying it kept her safe at night, but she just relegated him to the end of the bed last week. Sniff sniff.)
Avery: Beanie Boos, and her blue mee-mee

19. What is your favourite thing to have for dinner?
Anna: Pork chops, rice and corn
Avery: Sloppy Joes

20. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Anna: A supply teacher (I think because she doesn’t want to work every day??)
Avery: Veterinarian

Follow along as Today’s Parent senior editor Tracy Chappell shares her refreshingly positive take on parenting her two young daughters. She’s been blogging her relatable experiences for our publication since 2005. Read more of her Tracy’s mama memoir posts and tweet her @T_Chappell.

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57 Open-Ended Questions to Ask Teen Boys & Girls

By: Virginia

| Jan 13, 2021 8:44 AM

Let’s face it: it’s time to revamp conversations with kids. Whether it’s in the car, between Zoom meetings, or around the dinner table, having fun, interesting questions at the ready is the ultimate cure to shrugs or monosyllabic responses.

It’s also an antidote for a unique dilemma posed by unprecedented hours at home.  

On one hand, more time with family at home has been a silver lining of these challenging times. Working and learning from home has (literally) brought thousands of families closer, and the absence of typical excursions has created more opportunities to interact with and entertain one another at home. 

But for many, it’s been a mixed blessing. 

Time together was once a much scarcer commodity, making family game nights or no-cell phone dinners all the more special. Now it’s here in abundance in many households, but with some tricky strings attached. 

If every night is basically family game night, it becomes somewhat less precious, right? What is there left to talk about when your family has had, well, each other to talk to in person for months on end? 

We’re asking ourselves what to do with the sheer amount of time available to us now, as it has been for almost a year.  And as any parent knows, there’s a difference between time technically spent in the same room and quality time spent connecting with kids.  

The key to kickstarting quality time? Asking the right questions. 

Open-ended questions to ask teens & kids

“How”, “why,” and opinion-based questions are discussion gold. Yes/no questions, or overly-specific questions that require a lot of knowledge for lift off can prove much less fruitful. 

Trust me on this, it was once my job to ask questions that actually get kids talking and thinking. 

Great conversations with kids and teens are often grounded in their personal experiences, likes and dislikes, or opinions. Goodness knows those are not hard to come by with teens especially! With this foundation, kids can jump in with the confidence that their perspective is valuable and without the fear of “getting it wrong” or feeling intimidated.

This curated list of 57 questions to ask kids and teens fits the bill to a T! 

We’ve broken them down into a range of categories, and with 57 questions to choose from, we guarantee to get the whole family talking! These are fun questions to ask kids and spark a dinner table discussion that everyone can enjoy and potentially lead to still more.  

Some questions are better suited for younger kids and others are great for engaging teens. You know your child better than anyone, so use this list as a starting point and hand-pick a few that will suit their interests and personality. 

Take a look, and you’ll never be stuck with “How was school?” again! 

School & Learning

1. What isn’t a subject in school that you think should be? How would you teach it? 

2. What is your favorite subject in school? Tell me about the best project or activity you’ve ever done in that subject. 

3. If you could outlaw one thing in school, what would it be?

4. If you could wake up tomorrow fluent in two other languages, which would you choose? Why? 

5. Where would your dream field trip be? Why? What would you do there?

6. Were you bored today? Why do you think that is?

7. What do you think is the most important quality in a teacher? Why?

8. What’s the best part of your day at school? Why?

9. What’s the worst part of your day at school? Why? What do you think can we do to make it better? 

10. What is the most important thing you learned in school NOT taught by a teacher? 

11. Which is the most difficult rule to follow in school? Why do you think that is?

12. Tell me an interesting fact you know/learned recently that I don’t know. 

13. Who is someone you look up to at school? Why do you admire them?

14. What’s something you’re really good at in school?

15. Do you think homework is beneficial? If so, why? If not, what would you replace it with? 

16. What’s something that bugs you about school? What do you think we can do about it? 

Friends & relationships

17. What makes a good friend? 

18. Do you think social media helps make/maintain friendships? Why/ why not?

19. If your friends could have a clubhouse, what would it look like? 

20. Tell me about a favorite memory you have of your friends.

21. If you and your friends won a $100 prize, how would you spend it?

22. What is your favorite thing about yourself?

23. Who is someone who looks up to you? 

24. How would you describe yourself in five words or fewer? 

25. Did you meet anyone new today? What are they like?

26. What is a memorable act of kindness you witnessed? Why was it important?

27. Who is your personal hero? Why?

Experiences & interests

28. What’s your favorite song right now?

29. Can you recommend any TV shows or YouTube videos?

30. What is your first memory? What can you remember? 

31. Rate your day on a scale of 1-10; 1 being awful and 10 being the best day ever. Why did you pick that number?

32. What’s a career that doesn’t exist (yet) that you think should? Would you want the job?

33. Tell me about the time you laughed the hardest. 

34. What is the most challenging part of your life right now?

35. What do you look forward to most each day?

36. In your opinion, what is the most useful/entertaining app?

37. What is the best gift you have ever received/given? 

38. Do you think college athletes should be paid?

39. Tell me about an achievement/ experience you’re really proud of. Why is it important to you? 

40. What is the worst food in the world?

41. What would you most like to accomplish in sports/ music/ extracurriculars next? 

42. What’s something you wish adults understood about kids today? 

Scenario questions

43. If you could time travel to any year in the past or future, which would you choose? Why? What would you do?

44. If someone were to make a movie about your life right now, what would you call it? Which actors would you want to be in it?

45. What superpower would you want to have? How would you use it?

46. If you could invite three people, living or dead, to your birthday party, who would you choose? What would you talk about/do?

47. If you could keep any animal, real or imaginary, as a pet, which would you choose? 

48. Describe your perfect meal.

49. If you could only read one book/ watch one movie/ play one game for a whole year, which would you choose and why? 

50. Do you think aliens exist? How would you explain Earth/humans to them?

51. If you had one year to spend one million dollars, how would you spend it? 

52. If you could switch places with any person, real or fictional, for a day, who would it be? 

53. If you could pitch a TV show/ movie to Netflix that’s guaranteed to be produced, what would it be about? Which (if any) onscreen or behind the scenes role would you want in it?

54 What five items would you bring with you to a deserted island? Why?

55. What do you think makes your generation unique? 

56. If you could create any law that everyone on Earth had to follow, what would it be? What would you want it to accomplish?

57. Do you think there is too much/ not enough technology in the world? What would you change? 

How’d it go? 

We would love to hear your suggestions for fun family conversation starters. Comment below with your ideas!

Actually, one more question—what is your teen doing this summer? Yes, summer is here, and lucky for you, camp is in session! Check out one of our many virtual summer camps available right now in coding, game dev, and more.

10 questions to ask the interviewer – Work.ua

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For many applicants, the interview is like an inquisition.

As a rule, this happens because everyone is used to answering questions, but not asking counter ones.

During the interview, any applicant has a chance to determine if the job is suitable for him personally and to impress the interviewer. Work.ua has already raised the topic of what to ask the interviewer, now we will consider this in more detail.

Be sure to take the opportunity to ask questions of the interviewer. This will allow you to learn more about the company and show your interest.

HR experts identify five main types of questions that will show you in a good light and allow you to take control of the interview.

Identify the problem areas of the company

• “What is the main problem that the company has to face and can I take part in solving it?”
• “If I started work tomorrow, what would be my top priority?”

Determine in which direction the company is moving

• “What are the prospects for the department/company in the next 5 years?”
• “What are the department/company’s long-term and short-term plans?”

Find out if a team is right for you

• “How would you describe the corporate culture of your company?”
• “What tangible and intangible virtues would you single out in an organization?”

Show that you are genuinely interested

• “What additional information related to my position could you provide?”
• “What are the next steps in the selection for the position?”

Ask follow-up questions

• “Can you tell me more about . ..?”
• “Could you give me some examples…?”

By clarifying or asking for examples, you prove to the interviewer that you care about the development and improvement of the company. You can also use a notebook during the interview to write down key words and phrases, but don’t get too carried away writing down the interviewer’s every word.

But of course it all depends on the situation. If the interviewer reads the questions from a piece of paper, then it is better not to interrupt him and wait for the classic “Do you have questions?”. If communication takes place in a more relaxed atmosphere, then asking your questions will be very helpful.

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At the first meeting, you want to learn as much as possible about a person. Hobbies, hobbies, favorite films, preferences in girls – all information seems to be very important and necessary. Often in the fog of falling in love, we miss whether a person as a person is right for us, whether life goals and priorities coincide.

We’ve put together 10 questions to spice up any first date and get to know the person in front of you a little better 💕

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1. Is there anyone who might be upset by this date?

The first thing to find out is if your new lover has a girlfriend, wife, husband or any person who might be against this date. It’s not about this person’s feelings: dating someone whose heart is not free is a frail business.

2. What makes you special?

The easiest way to make contact is to start a conversation about yourself. Talk about hobbies, interests, hobbies. There is nothing like that? Facts from life and childhood will fit: even a simple story of a scar on a knee can tell a lot about a person.

3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

We fall in love not with the potential, but with the person himself. However, it is important to know how he or she sees the future: with or without children, in another country or in a small homeland. And most importantly – with a dog or with a cat?

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4. Cats or dogs?

Remember Phoebe’s cool game from Friends, which helped you figure out what’s on a person’s mind. Coffee or tea? Beach or mountains? Book or movie? You understood the meaning: offer to make a choice according to the formula “either … or” and find out about the person’s preferences.

5. What is your favorite meme?

A sense of humor is perhaps the most important thing in a person. Life is too short to waste it on guys you’re bored with. You can ask about your favorite funny video, tiktok or (God forgive me) anecdote.

6. What annoys you the most?

Something pisses everyone off – it’s better to find out about it on the shore. It’s one thing if the chosen one is annoyed by black-and-white movies and popcorn with caramel. Another, if he does not like screaming children and nursing mothers, and you are planning a huge family.

7. What is your most pleasant childhood memory?

This question can reveal a person from a tender and intimate side. Childhood and family are something that only the closest are told about.

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8. What is your favorite place in the world?

Grandma’s house in the countryside? The top of the mountain where he went camping in 7th grade? Own bed? Find out in which location he feels most relaxed and peaceful.