15 questions to ask a 11-year-old
Eleven-year-olds are on the edge of being teenagers and can swing between both in one afternoon. Fewer questions, better timing. Bedtime and long drives still work.
- 1What is something you’ve figured out about people?
- 2What do you think is overrated?
- 3What is something you want me to understand about your life right now?
- 4What is a mistake you learned something from?
- 5What makes a good day for you now?
- 6If you could live in any time in history, when would it be?
- 7What do you want to be known for at your school?
- 8What is the last thing that made you laugh until you cried?
- 9What does independence mean to you?
- 10What are you better at than I am?
- 11What is something you’d never want to give up?
- 12Which friend would you call in an emergency, and why?
- 13What is a goal you have that nobody knows about?
- 14What do you think you’ll be doing in ten years?
- 15What should I never, ever post about you?
How to get real answers
- One or two questions, not the whole list. It’s a conversation, not an interview.
- Ask side by side: in the car, at bath time, on a walk, at bedtime.
- Don’t correct the answer. You’re collecting how they think, not checking it.
- Write it down in their exact words, with their age. Ask the same question next year and compare.
cuote it
Keep what they answer, with their age on it.
Cuote keeps the funny things your kids say, and asks you a question like these on quiet evenings.
