Every parent will ask their school kid this very question every school day.
It is even more meaningful to working parents, who normally carry this inside guilt of not spending enough time with their children. This is probably not true depending on who you ask, but we beat ourselves nevertheless. We don’t have visibility of the goings-on at the school yard. We expect that a simple question will be the pre-cursor to a decent conversation with our children. Well, at least, this is is what I hope to get into. I also think that it is easier with girls; as girls are known to be chatty. But boys, well boys are chatty when they are really young. As they get older, you are lucky to even get eye contact. Usually, a vague “good” and a shrug are all you get! [Read more…]