How many of you have asked your kids a question and gotten a one word answer?
How many of you have carefully worded your question so that the response will clearly need more than a one word answer?
How many of you have kids who can still turn any question into a one word answer?
That happens here far more often than I care to admit. It used to be that I could ask 2-3 questions and it would almost breeze into them sharing detail for a moment or two about their school day. Like ” Who did you sit with at lunch today? What were you playing at recess?” and quickly I’d know a good amount of information about how at least part of their day played out.
My kids are, however, smarter than I am and I have to really work to get them to talk (to me) at times. Sure, they talk incessantly, but often it’s to one another (in talk or screaming, or both), but to mom and dad? Not always.
Well, I found an app to help with that. An app from our friends at Scholastic that offers fun ways to spark conversation with your kids.
What I like about this app is that it’s FUN stuff about things that kids and adults can be and often are curious about or want to know more about. Little factoids, answers to those questions that pop up in the middle of nowhere that are relating to something mom and dad haven’t ever studied not for one single second of their lives. Stuff like that.
Questions and facts to ward off boredom, to spark conversation, or further dialogue. Sadly for some of us (me), you won’t find answers like “Hair turns grey when kids don’t listen” and you may find many parenting myths dispelled. I’m so sorry. 😉
Scholastic Parent & Child believes that one of the best ways to connect with your child is through conversation. The KidQ app for iPhone and Android facilitates conversation via fun Q&A’s about the things that kids (and parents!) are the most curious about, like Why is the sky blue? And Why do we say “ears” of corn? Each day, users are notified of a new playful question that serves as a conversation starter along with the official answer. Families will have a blast as they compare their explanations to the facts!
Download the free KidQ app from Scholastic Parent & Child by visiting http://www.scholastic.com/apps/#/kidq and see where your conversations go now!
What are your favorite ways to spark conversation with your kids?
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Christie says
My son really loves wild facts like these. I bet we would have a fun time conversing over this app!
Tonia says
What a neat app. It’s important for parents to have dialog with kids and anything that helps facilitate it is great in my book.
Rosey says
Gah, that’s true about the one word questions. ‘How was school’ instantly comes to mind, and of course I always get the same answer, which is, ‘fine.’ I’ll be wording that question differently next week. 😉
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
That looks like fun. Thankfully I color my hair so I don’t know how much pigment has died.
Janel (A Mom's Take) says
So often I ask my boys something and they give me a blank stare. Thanks for sharing this app. We could use it.
Jeanine says
My kids love one on one outings. It never fails I take one out they talk my ear off! Lol. So I just take them for a wall, for a shop etc and have some good one on one talk!
Jenn says
I love these ideas for starting great conversations with kids! My daughter loves to talk talk talk…any tips on reducing rambling? 😉
Myrah - Coupon Mamacita says
I love KidQ! This really is a great way to spark conversations with your kids. It’s also a great way to find answers to their questions. You know how many questions kids can ask.
Dawn says
How cool! My son has gotten into what I like to call “the guttural phase”. I’d love to use this with him, except he’s a teenager. =(
Kristin says
Just might have to give this a try. Sounds like a good app for long road trips.
Nolie says
Interesting. Will download it and give it a try.
Amber Edwards says
Oh, I think I need this app! I love the fun questions it would give me to ask and that it gives the answer is even better. lol. A fun way to start conversation.
Marina says
I love KidQ! I didn’t know until today why hair turns gray. Thankfully, my children are still young enough that they want to talk my ear off! They’re natural chatterboxes, so hopefully, I’ll never have to use this. O_O
Carly Anderson says
This KidQ app looks so cool! What a fun way to spark conversations with your child!