Conversations

A collection of research-backed conversation guides for parents of kids ages 5 to 9.
Parent and kid ages 5 to 9 at the dinner table mid-conversation, plain cards beside the plates.
50 Family Dinner Conversation Cards (Ages 5 to 9)
A great family dinner conversation card has to fit a slot most cards do not consider: the 20 to 40 minutes of a real dinner with kids ages 5 to... Read more...
Family of four seated at the dinner table mid-conversation during an evening meal.
100 Family Dinner Conversation Starters (Ages 5 to 9)
The dinner table is the one window of the day when the whole family is in the same room at the same time. The 100 questions below are calibrated for... Read more...
Group of kids ages 5 to 9 in a classroom circle laughing during a silly icebreaker round.
75 Fun Icebreaker Questions for Kids (Ages 5 to 9)
An icebreaker does not have to be a name-and-favorite-color. The 75 questions below are the playful side of the icebreaker, the silly, energetic version that gets a group of kids... Read more...
Parent and kid ages 5 to 9 seated at a kitchen table mid-conversation, a small stack of plain cards between them.
50 Best Family Conversation Cards (Ages 5 to 9)
A great family conversation card does one job: ask the question that gets a real answer. The 50 below are organized around five criteria for what makes a conversation card... Read more...
Family of four laughing together at a kitchen table during a playful conversation.
50 Fun Family Conversation Starters
Family conversation gets a reputation for being serious. It does not need to be. The 50 questions below are the playful side of family conversation, calibrated for kids ages 5... Read more...
Multi-generational family seated around a long table mid-conversation during a holiday gathering.
75 Conversation Starters for Families (Ages 5 to 9)
The 75 questions below are built for the moments when the whole family is together. A holiday dinner, a long weekend at Grandma's, the cousins all in one house. Conversation... Read more...
Group of kids ages 5 to 9 sitting in a classroom circle answering an icebreaker question.
100 Icebreaker Questions for Kids (Ages 5 to 9)
A good icebreaker is the one that puts a tiny crack in the social ice without asking anyone to leap through it. 100 questions for kids ages 5 to 9,... Read more...
Illustrated family gathered around a dinner table mid-conversation
100 Family Conversation Starters (Ages 5 to 9)
A family conversation starter is the small question that takes a regular dinner and turns it into a story everyone remembers. 100 questions for families with kids ages 5 to... Read more...
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100 Would You Rather Questions for Kindergartners
Would-you-rather is the easiest invitation in the world to a five-year-old. Two choices, no wrong answer, the picking is the whole conversation. 100 questions for kindergartners, organized into ten everyday... Read more...
Two kids laughing while imagining silly would-you-rather options
100 Silly Would You Rather Questions for Kids (Ages 5 to 9)
Silly works because the worst answer is also a good answer. 100 wacky would-you-rather questions for kids ages 5 to 9, organized into ten categories. Wild, warm, weird in the... Read more...
Two children playing a would you rather game with imagined options floating between them
200 Would You Rather Questions for Kids (Ages 5 to 9)
Two choices and a question mark. That's all "would you rather" needs to keep a kid talking for ten minutes. 200 questions for kids ages 5 to 9, organized into... Read more...
A parent and kindergartner mid-conversation at the kitchen table
100 Questions to Ask Kindergartners
Kindergartners want to talk. They just need a better question to talk about. 100 specific, playful, single-moment questions organized into ten everyday categories. For bedtime, the car ride home, the... Read more...