Questions To Ask Your Kids

This week we asked Arjun (9 years old) if he thought that war was ever a good thing. Taking the affirmative side, we had a healthy debate on the topic, discussing mature ideas such as self preservation, protecting the weak, and the wars of the past. If you want to have more conversations like this with your own kids, then the KidCoachApp can help. I've written 1,000+ great questions and promp...

This week we asked Zac (age 7) to try and describe the concept of friendship. It's such a hard topic to tackle, to explain a feeling, but Zac had some key ideas about what makes a person into a real friend. If you want to have more conversations like this with your own kids, then the KidCoachApp can help. I've written 1,000+ great questions and prompts in there for parents like you and u...

This week we spoke to Aila (age 8), who is a bit of a storyteller. We asked her to come up with the title of the next Harry Potter book, and she went above and beyond. She gave us a story, dialogue, and even a sequel book.  For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking, download the KidCoachApp from your usual app store! 👉 http://onelink.to/4jbmqh

This week we asked Aryan (age 10) about what the world would be like if animals could talk. Aryan didn't like the idea of all the noise they'd all make, and we had an interesting chat about if talking made animals like humans, and what kind of problems that would cause. For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking, download the KidCoachApp from your usual app sto...

This week we asked Andrea (age 10) if she thought we could replace teachers with computers. She took the opposing stance to me, and we had a great debate over what matters to children, the impact this would have on them, and how much we need that human ingenuity in the classroom! For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking, download the KidCoachApp from your usual app sto...

"It's fun." "It makes me think."  "I enjoy giving my opinion." "It makes my brain grow."   These are just some of the things kids are saying about the KidCoach experience. They love the questions and yours will too! Download the KidCoachApp from your usual app store to get started in seconds. 👉 http://onelink.to/4jbmqh

This week I speak with Jay  (11 years old), and we tackle a big one! We have a debate on whether God exists or not, swapping positions halfway through. I encourage Jay to think in different ways to keep coming up with arguments to support his position at each point. Here it was less about what you believe and more on how to convince others in a debating context. If you want to have more conversati...

This week I speak with Aadi (7 years old), having fun estimating how many tennis balls would fit in the family car! His first guess is about 100, but then we apply a bit of structured thinking to come up with a much larger answer. For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking, download the KidCoachApp from your usual app store! 👉 http://onelink.to/4jbmqh

This week I speak with Saffia (7 years old), building some confidence.  I get her thinking about how she got good at something and how she can apply that herself to something she is less confident doing currently. If you want to have more conversations like this with your own kids, then the KidCoachApp can help. I've written 1,000+ great questions and prompts in there for parents like you and...

This week I speak with Aadi (7 years old), asking the creativity question of "If you found a secret door in your garden, where could it lead to?" It takes him a while to get going, but with a little bit of prompting his imagination fires up and he paints a clear picture of a spider dance party behind his secret door! For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking,...

This week I speak with Maia (11 years old), asking the critical thinking question of "What would happen if animals could talk?" She talks through the pros and cons of animals talking and comes up with some problems that we could solve if we worked on them together. For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking, download the KidCoachApp from your usual app store!...

"I enjoyed sharing my opinions" - Jay on the KidCoach conversations. Let us help you do this with your kids too. Try our app!    👉 http://onelink.to/4jbmqh

This week I speak with Maia  (11 years old), building empathy by talking about how we know when someone is feeling sad. We talk about all the signs of someone being sad - both visible and hidden. She compares it to being angry and how being sad is "quieter" so harder to spot. If you want to have more conversations like this with your own kids, then the KidCoachApp can help. I've wri...

This week I speak with Ria (11 years old), asking the philosophic question of "Should animals have the same rights as humans?" We talk about wanting to give animals the same rights as humans but better education in society being the best way to go about it. If you want to have more conversations like this with your own kids, then the KidCoachApp can help. I've written 1,000+ great q...

This week I speak with Saffia (7 years old), getting creative about 10 different things we can do with a pen. We work together to think about lots of different uses, especially when then pen is not just used to draw with. We give it magical powers like flying which unleashes all sorts of uses! For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking, download the KidCoachApp from your...

This week I speak with Jay  (11 years old), building some resilience. We talk about why bad things happen and how time can heal all. Jay shares a story about riding a bike and notes that life would be very boring if only good things ever happened. If you want to have more conversations like this with your own kids, then the KidCoachApp can help. I've written 1,000+ great questions and prompts...

This week I speak with Ria (11 years old), asking the philosophic question of "Should you be polite to Alexa?" We start with a discussion about Alexa but end up talking about robot slaves and how if we are kind to them they will be in return! For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking, download the KidCoachApp from your usual app store! 👉 http://onelink.to/4jb...

"It was fun to be creative. I like how the questions have no wrong or right answer" - Anika on the KidCoach conversations. Let us help you do this with your kids too. Get the app: 👉 http://onelink.to/4jbmqh

This week I speak with Jay  (11 years old), asking the critical thinking question of "How would you stop kids in some countries going hungry?" I ask him to come up with ways to help feed hungry kids and not just by giving money to charity. We talk about why these kids might be hungry in the first place to discover the root cause of the problem (e.g. corruptness) and make sure we are addr...

This week I speak with Maia  (11 years old), asking the interview question of "What do you do outside of school?" She tells me about all the extra-curricular activities she does - from sports to music to drama. We talk about how they can have their ups and downs and are not always easy! If you want to have more conversations like this with your own kids, then the KidCoachApp can help. I&...

This week I speak with Aadi (7 years old), asking the quick thinking question "What are 10 things that go fast?" I get him thinking about things that go fast, coming up with a list as quickly as possible! For more fast and fun questions to get your kids talking and thinking, download the KidCoachApp from your usual app store! 👉 http://onelink.to/4jbmqh

This week I speak with Anika  (11 years old), challenging here to come up with 10 ways to send a party invite.  We list out lots of different ways to communicate like this, noting how much more we can do in today's digital world. We talk about how "pictures paint a thousand words" and Anika even gets creative by inventing a new type of party! For more fast and fun questions to get y...

This week I speak with Anika  (11 years old), asking her the critical thinking question of "Is chocolate flavoured rain a good or a bad thing?" We have a silly but stimulating conversation about the effects of chocolate-flavoured rain. She talks me through the pros and cons and then goes on to suggest why broccoli-flavoured rain would be even better! For more fast and fun questions to ge...

"They make me use my brain a lot which is fun" - Ria on the KidCoach conversations.  She goes on to say she has learned to think about pros and cons in any uncertain scenario, which is a valuable skill for life! Let us help you do this with your kids too: 👉 http://onelink.to/4jbmqh

This week I speak with Maia (11 years old), asking her the empathy question of "What would happen if everyone could read each other's minds?" We think about what society would look like if all our emotions were readable and whether the ability to fully empathise would help or not. If you want to have more conversations like this with your own kids, then the KidCoachApp can help. I&a...