DEEP DIVE: Getting Your Kids To Talk To You
b'We\'re doing a "Deep Dive" into our past episodes about "getting our kids to...," from listening to what we say the first time, to talking to us about what matters most to them. Find the rest of the episodes in this deep dive series in\\xa0this Spotify playlist.\\nGetting your kid to talk to you is never easy (unless you\\u2019re standing with car keys in hand, front door ajar, 15 minutes late for an appointment). Here are some parenting strategies that work to get kids talking at every age.\\nBased upon empirical evidence, \\u201cHow was school today?\\u201d is the most annoying question a mom could ever ask. So why bother trying?\\n\\xa0Because Jennifer Kolari, author of Connected Parenting: How to Raise a Great Kid, says getting our kids to open up is part of our job description:\\nIt\\u2019s our job as parents to help our kids sort through and process the things that happen to them during the day. \\u201cThey don\\u2019t have the higher-order thinking to do it on their own yet.\\nIn this episode we lay out what gets our kids to talk\\u2013\\xa0at every age and stage.\\nMargaret says you have to \\u201ctalk the talk that arrives.\\u201d\\nBut Amy comes at it armed with research; if her ninth-grader wants to talk NBA draft, she\\u2019s ready to lean in.\\nBoth of us plan to work on what Marie Roker Jones calls \\u201clistening with the intent to understand.\\u201d \\nHere\\u2019s links to some research and hilarious takes on this topic that we mention in this episode:\\n\\nAlice Bradley for Lifehacker Offspring: Stop Asking Your Kid About Their Day\\n\\n\\nMarie Roker-Jones for Good Men Project: 10 Ways to Get Your Son to Open Up and Talk to You\\n\\n\\nClare Gagne for Today\\u2019s Parent: Age-By-Age Guide To Getting Your Kid To Talk\\n\\n\\nLiz Evans for Huffington Post: 25 Ways to Ask Your Kids \\u2018So How Was School Today?\\u2019 Without Asking Them \\u2018So How Was School Today?\\u2019\\n\\n\\n\\nThe Ungame\\xa0\\n\\n\\u2026and some perfect viewing for you and your teenager: Maddie Corman\\u2019s wonderful short film How Was Your Day? \\n\\n\\n\\nHow do you get your kids to open up? Let us know!\\n\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, talking to your kids, talking to my kid, \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'