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　　标题：5QuestionsBetterThanHowWasYourDay？Gettingyourkidtotalktakesalittleextraeffort。
　　source：psychologytoday丨byAndreaBoniorPh。D。
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　　Forthepastcoupleofweeks，millionsofschoolchildrenhavebeguntheirnewschoolyears，withtodaythedayafterLaborDaymarkinganofficialSummersreallygone！milestoneformanyofthem。Whethernervousorjubilant，whetherathomeoratwork，parentsacrosstheworldwillbeeagertohearhowthosedayswent。Andwhatwillbethemostlikelyquestiontoemergefromthoseparentsmouthsastheirkidsboundoffthebusorburstoutoftheschooldoors？
　　Hey，sweetie。Howwasyourday？
　　Itsagreatsentiment，ofcourse。Itshowsyouareinterestedandreadytolisten。Itis（relatively）openendedinthatitdoesntleadtoayesornoanswer，anditcanformagoodfoundationforaniceconversation。Iveusedithundredsoftimesmyself。
　　Youmightneedtobringinthereinforcements，however。EspeciallyifyourchildispronetoansweringGoodorFinewithoutelaborating（ahem！），dayinanddayout，youllneedagoodfollowup。Theyoungerthechild，thelesstheymaybeabletothinkoverthewholedayinanorganizedenoughmannertopickoutsomekeydetailsandstartforminganarrativeaboutit。Andtheoldertheyare，thelesslikelytheyaretoimmediatelyopenupaboutwhatmightbeawholeuniverseofcomplexemotionsandsocialhappenings。
　　So，byallmeans，beginwithHowwasyourday。Itmayworkfineasanopener。Butifyoufinditgetsyoutothesamedeadends，youmightneedtomixitupalittleanddelvedeeper。Try：
　　1）Whatsonewordyoudusetodescribetoday？
　　2）Didanythingsurpriseyoutoday？
　　3）Howwastodaydifferentthanyesterday？
　　4）Whatdidyourteachertalkaboutmosttoday？
　　5）Whodidyouspendthemosttimewithtoday？
　　Ofcourse，theolderyourchild，themorenuancedyoucanget。Havingdailydiscussionsaboutwhentheyhelpedorwerehelpedbyothers，whatworriedthem，whatmadethemfeelproud，whatmadethemhappysadangryscaredorwhattheylearnedacademicallyareallgreatthingstoaddtoaregulardinnerhourlowdown。Butasyourefirstgettinginthedoor，thequestionsabovecanprovefruitfultostartlayingthefoundationfordeeperconversationsevenbetterthanHowwasyourday。Unless，ofcourse，youdontmindonehundredandeightyonestraightutterancesofFine。