Dear Blossomwood Families,
Earlier in the year we shared some tips for learning about your child's day. As requested we have included them again below.
What was the best part of your day? Why was it the best?
Tell me about how you helped someone today.
What was challenging about your day?
What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
How and when we ask these questions can make a difference in the response we receive. For example, we would not want to ask all of the questions on the same day. Perhaps, you could ask one or two of the questions and with time you might be able to determine which ones produce quality responses from your child. In addition, dinner time and during the ride home are often excellent opportunities for these conversations.
Lastly, here are a few suggestions to help produce positive conversations with our children:
Avoid interrupting.
Ask for more. ("Tell me more about that..." or "I'd like to hear more about that...")
Ask about their feelings. ("How did that make you feel?")
Validate feelings. (Let them know whatever he/she feels is normal.)Share personal stories from your own life experiences.
Check out Dr. Scott's 10-18-26 Weekly Smore Newsletter to view pictures of events from the previous week such as the 1st 9 weeks AR (Accelerated Reader) party and winners from our Fall Break Learning Challenge.