All episodes of Questions To Ask Your Kids

If you could invent a playing card game, what would the rules be?

This week we spoke with Eesa (age 9) getting creative about designing a new card game. He was able to build form what he knows and come up with something novel and fun. 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

Published 10/02/23

Questions To Ask Your Kids

Published 10/02/23

Is any one animal more important than another?

This week we spoke with Anita (age 12) about the food chain, and how we place value on animals. We thought critically about how some animals are stronger, faster, or higher up the chain, but does that make them more important. 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 update it regularly with world events and new questions too. Download free from your...

Published 09/18/23

What persuades people?

This week we spoke with Aneri (age 10) about what makes someone persuasive, and how leaders motivate and inspire others. Using the Aesop's fable of the "Sun and the Wind", we think about what makes a good argument, how we should talk to people, and when being persuasive can be a bad thing. 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

Published 09/04/23

If you could have any three wishes granted, what would they be?

This week we spoke with Ansh (age 10) about what he would do with three wishes. This question really can show you what a child values most, and what they would do if they had the power to do so. There were some really creative ideas mentioned. 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

Published 08/21/23

What makes a good present?

This week we spoke with Aran (age 7) and wondered what makes a good present. We thought critically through giving objects rather than experiences and what Aran himself likes best. 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

Published 08/07/23

What is expensive but worth it?

This week we spoke with Andrea (age 11) on the value of money, and what is worth our hard earned cash. Recorded during a cost of living crisis we looked at the value of things comparable to other cheaper products, and if designer brands are worth our time. 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 update it regularly with world events and new questions...

Published 07/24/23

How can you reduce waiting times for lifts?

This week we spoke with Simrit (age 10) about the problems with wait times in lifts, and how we could speed it up. We came up with not only solutions to make the commute faster, but also how we would make it feel shorter too with distractions. 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

Published 07/10/23

Should teammates be friends?

This week we spoke with Eesa (age 9) about teamwork, and if it is necessary for people who work together to be friends. We talked through the ups and downs to this before settling on Eesa's view. 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 update it regularly with world events and new questions too. Download free from your usual app store and get started...

Published 06/26/23

Which is the best charity to donate money to?

This week we asked Aziza (age 10) what the best charity to donate money to is. It's tough to think critically and filter through the range of charities out there, and often will depend on what matters to you. Nonetheless, Aziza had some nice ideas about how to find the more trustworthy ones. 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 update it regularly...

Published 06/12/23

What would you do if you could automatically learn anything you wanted?

This week we asked Simrin (age 9) what she would do with the power to learn anything she wanted instantly. Clearly a huge fan of books, the power seemed amazing to Simrin, but there were some downsides we found together. Have a listen as we think critically through all the pros and cons. 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

Published 05/29/23

If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?

This week we asked Ansh (age 10) what kind of superpower he would like to have. We went through several drafts of what would be the best power, in this classic creativity question, before we finally came up with a solution. 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

Published 05/15/23

What would you do if you were mayor for a week? (Quick snippet)