19/02/2026
“How was your day?”
Big question. Tiny answer.
After school, most children are tired, hungry or still processing their day. When we ask them to summarise everything at once, that’s a huge language and thinking load.
Instead, try this:
✨ Regulate first
✨ Help them tell the story
✨ Expand their emotional vocabulary
✨ Build reflection and resilience
✨ Model by sharing your own day
For Kindy – Year 2, smaller and more specific questions support:
🧠 Narrative skills (beginning, middle, end)
💛 Emotional vocabulary
🔄 Flexible thinking
🛠 Problem solving
🤝 Connection with you
And don’t forget - sometimes the best way to get your child talking… is to start talking yourself.
“I felt nervous before a meeting today.”
“I felt proud when I finished something tricky.”
You’re modelling emotional language in real time.
Save this for your after-school routine 💛
Which question are you going to try first?
