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The Perfect Questions To Ask Your Daughter To Get To Know Her Heart

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There are so many reasons why you should want to find questions to ask your kids. These questions are the perfect way to open up communication between you and your daughter.

You might want to ask your daughter these questions to get a glimpse inside her mind, to look at your child’s world through her eyes.

Maybe you want to make sure that you take time each day out of your busy schedule to give her some one-on-one attention.

Or maybe it’s because you fear the teenage years. A completely legitimate reason to want to bond with your daughter NOW.

For me, it’s all of these reasons. As much as I think I know my daughter, I am constantly surprised by her answers (and yes, we really do use this journal in my house. It’s one of our favorite parts of the day.)

Also, as much as making time for my kids is a priority for me, sometimes life gets busy. When we complete our question of the day, it forces me to slow down and forget about everything else for a couple minutes.

And I am deathly afraid of the teenage years. I need my daughter to learn NOW that she can talk to me. That I WANT to hear her thoughts and dreams, her worries and her problems.

Even though these questions can be completed quickly each day, many of them can provide a chance to talk about issues your child is facing, or a chance to start a conversation about the importance of being kind or confident.

I love these questions because there are fun, laugh inducing questions mixed in with serious, more thought provoking questions. This means that you will able to discuss topics that are important without your child realizing that you are talking about serious stuff.

Because oftentimes when we talk about things like believing in ourselves or being compassionate, we come off as if we are lecturing our kids.

Each week of questions revolves around a different theme:

Week 1: What she loves

  1. I wish I could _______________________ everyday.
  2. The best day of my life was…
  3. I love mommy because…
  4. I love daddy because…
  5. I want to be like _______________________ when I grow up.
  6. I love books about…
  7. ______________________ is beautiful.

Week 2: Confidence boosters

  1. Who makes you feel the best about yourself? Why?
  2. Name 5 things you’re good at.
  3. What is the greatest thing about being you?
  4. What 3 words describe you?
  5. What makes you different?
  6. What do you love about yourself?
  7. If you could change one thing about yourself, what?

Week 3: Kindness and compassion

  1. What did you do today that was nice?
  2. Who was kind to you today?
  3. What do you do when you see someone who needs help?
  4. How much do I love you?
  5. What do you love about your sibling?
  6. How does being nice make you feel?
  7. What do you love most about your best friend?

Week 4: Would you rather? questions (just for fun!)

  1. Would you rather not be able to taste anything or feel anything?
  2. Would you rather fly to the moon or be invisible?
  3. Would you rather find a treasure map or magic beans?
  4. Would you rather live in a shoe or a tree?
  5. Would you rather have 100 brothers or 100 pets?
  6. Would you rather build a tower or knock it down?
  7. Would you rather slide down a rainbow or jump on a cloud?

See my entire list of fun would you rather questions.

I’ve created a printable keepsake with these questions, so that you can record your child’s answers.mom-daughter-journal

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Sample pages:

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  4. I love this! My mom and I did something similar when I was younger and I loved it. Such a great way to keep the lines of communication open in a fun way.

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    • That’s awesome about you and your mom! I would have loved to have some something like this with my mom ?

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  8. This is so sweet and such a good idea. It makes your child learn some valuable critical thinking skills because they have to evaluate the question. These types of questions will help them academically, but also problem solve. Plus, you get to bond! I love it!

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    • Thanks Brittany! You’re right, it definitely does get my daughter used to answering questions about herself.

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  11. This is just brilliant, I used to teach a Journalling course in terms of mental health recovery, I would love to do this with my children, I think it’s wonderful x

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  14. I love this. My daughter is 9 and we already use a shared journal. I agree that I want to do everything I can now before she hits those teenage years for her to know she is special and I will always be here for her!

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    • I’m so glad you liked the post. I’m a teacher of middle school students, so it’s very much on my mind everyday that I need to connect and build bonds NOW.

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