Get to Know You Questions for Kids

Mother (to her 12 years old daughter): Hey Lyn! How was your outing with your friends?
Lyn: Great!
Mother: So what did you do?
Lyn: Just...you know had fun.
Mother: How?
Lyn: Mom, please let me read this book! You are disturbing me!

This is the conversation that you get to hear in almost all the households between a parent and their kid(s). All parents want to get to know their kids better, they want to know what they are doing, whether they are facing any problems or not, what they like etc. But as soon as the kid reaches a particular age, they seem to move further away from their parents and for them, friends matter a lot. They would rather talk about their problems with their friends than with their parents. Here are some "get to know you" questions for kids that parents can make use of and learn more about their kids. Read further so that you can bond easily with your kid.

Questions to Help Understand Kids

Communication is a great way to learn more about a person. Researchers have pointed out that the time that a parent and a kid spends behind proper communication, is just about 20 to 30 minutes per day (and by proper communication, I do not mean scolding or commanding or preaching). Given below are some getting to know you questions for kids which you can play in the form of a game and learn more about them. These conversation starter questions will not only help you to bond with your own kid but even other kids.

• What are the five best things about you?
• Why do young people like you pierce their nose and eyebrows or even tongue?
• If you were going to spend at least a year on the desert all alone, what would be the three things that you would like to take with you?
• Have you ever played any pranks? What kind of pranks?
• What's your favorite outfit?
• If you could be an animal one day, what would you like to be?
• If you had a time machine, which era would you love to visit?
• You never want me to serve which two vegetables to you?
• Which teacher in school do you hate the most? Why?
• Which clothes do you think I look funny in?
• If you would like to renovate our home, how would you do it?
• Who is your favorite TV character? Would you like to go out on a date with him/her?
• If you were participating in Fear Factor, what would you rather eat...the intestines of a cow or maybe raw frog juice?
• Do you like the rain but hate getting sick afterwards?
• If someone said that he will give you a million dollars but for that you have to run naked in the streets, would you do that?
• What is the first thing that you notice about people?
• If you were asked to sing on stage, which song would you sing?
• Who is the funniest friend in your school? What do they do that makes them funny?
• Name five things that makes you happy?
• What do you like about your mother/father?
• What 3 things you do not like about your mother/father?
• Has any adult ever hit you and you haven't told me about it?
• What does the term 'quality family time' mean?
• Where do you see yourself five years from now?
• If your friend has stolen something, how would you deal with it?
• What do you think of bullies? Are there any bullies in your school?
• What do you love to do the most during your free time?
• I really like your friend circle? What qualities do you look for when you want to make friends?
• Did I ever hurt your feelings? When?
• If you were a teacher or a preacher, what would you teach or preach others?
• Which subjects do you like the most?
• You see a group of BAD boys coming towards you? What would you do?
• Who do you love the most? Grandparents, cousins, or uncles and aunts?
• Do you think that anyone in this neighborhood is weird or scary?
• What is the most difficult thing when you are (age) years old?
• In what ways do you express your sadness?
• Which is your favorite sport?
• How do your friends lie to their parents? Have you ever lied like that?
• How much money do you spend per week?
• What kind of relation would you like to have with your kids?

Now these questions are a great way to break the ice. Once your kid realizes that you are not going to preach or order something, slowly move on to the questions that will help you know them better properly and that will bring you more close to them.

These sensible and fun questions are sure to help you find out more about your kid, their ideas, their problems and slowly, as they become more comfortable communicating with you, they are going to get more open with you. You can probably start this in the form of getting to know you games for kids, where you can set down some rules and regulations like 'honest replies' or 'no interruption' or maybe 'no giggling (except for certain questions' or 'answer must for all questions' and so on. Rules cannot be broken and because it's a games, kids will not take it as an 'Oh my God! Not another of mom's favorite preaching sessions'. The questions will surely help to get closer to your kid, no matter what age group they belong to. Listen to them seriously and please, if you think that they are on the wrong track, do not preach at them. In the middle of the game itself, try and explain to them the right thing. We know that you have the best in mind for your kid. Do let us know how it goes.