Sitting down to a family dinner is important. Dinner table conversation encourages children to work on their communication skills and share their opinions. This also gives other family members an opportunity to be aware of what is going on in the lives of those children.

Here are a few conversation starters for a more meaningful exchange at your dinner table:

1.  If you could have any superpower, which would you choose?

2.  If you could eat just one food, every day for a month and nothing else, what would it be?

3.  If your parents went on a month-long vacation and you could live with anyone you wanted while they were gone, who would you choose and why?

Listen actively as your children give their answers. Ask them questions about their answers and be sure to offer your own answers as well. Who knows - maybe you and your child secretly long for the same superpower!

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