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Questions Keep Family Conversation Rolling
Oct 15 2008 by Sara Lacey
My kids are only in preschool and first grade, but we’ve already burnt out the whole “What did you do at school today?” line of questioning. But Table Topics and Table Topics To Go have helped to jump-start our family conversations, especially when we’re driving around.
It’s such a simple idea, Table Topics are conversation starters. Basically it’s a deck of cards with a variety of questions on them; we picked up the Family edition, which comes in a sharp-looking acrylic cube. Table Topics has sparked some great and creative talks with our kids. Some of the questions are lightweight like, “Who is the wackiest person in your family?” But other questions lead to deep responses. “What about you do you wish your family respected more?” can create some honest discussion among family members. I also like the questions that delve into family history, “How and why did your family immigrate to America?” Table Topics also has editions for teens, couples and even your book club.
Even better, Table Topics offers a deck that you can keep in the car, which can help to keep everybody mellowed out during road trips or carpooling. One great question that led to an interesting discussion was “If you could design your own swimming pool, what would it look like?” Liam, my first-grader, said his pool would be a giant triangle that would hold at least 129 people, and it would have a slide and a diving board. My preschooler Claudia said her pool would be huge and heart-shaped. It would have room for 600 people, no, actually just two. Uh oh.
The simplicity of questions like “What is your favorite breakfast?” has been fun, and we’ve put our own spin on the questions by trying to guess what everyone’s answers will be. It’s really been a trip to discover new things about our kids as well as listen to their creative answers. The To Go cards come in a plastic sleeve that keep them wrangled in your car or bag.
The Table Topics cubes are $25 and the Topics To Go decks are $9. Visit www.tabletopics.com for more information.
