Parent-to-Parent Corner

Having trouble getting your children to talk about their school day? Read how one parent solved this problem with a little ingenuity and a pebble.

Pass the Pebble

Reprinted with permission from Resources for Educators

My husband and I like to know what’s going on in our children’s classrooms. But when we would ask them about their day, our normally chatty kids seemed to clam up.

One evening, while taking a walk, I found a smooth, pretty pebble. I took it inside and told our children it was a “talking stone.” Whoever was holding it got to tell something interesting that happened that day.

As we passed the stone around, our son told us about a book his teacher was reading to the class. Our daughter shared a story about sitting with a new girl from Korea at lunch.
Soon they were telling about other things that had gone on during the day. Guess what? Having a talking stone keeps us involved in our kids’ lives, and they like hearing what we have to say about our day, too!