Engage and Connect: Fun and Curious Questions to Ask Our Kids by Maram Barakat, M.A.

Updated: Sep 13

School can be challenging at times!

Let's engage in creative and inquisitive conversations with our children to make them feel comfortable sharing their school experiences.

Here are some interesting and fun questions to ask our kids when they come home from school.

What was the best part of your day?
Did anything surprise you today?
Who did you have lunch with?
What did you do that was kind?
What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
What was something that challenged you today?
If you could change one thing about today what would it be?
Who did you help today or who helped you?
What was the most interesting thing you learned?
Did anyone do something today that made you think?
Did you learn any new words today?
Was there anything that confused you?
What was the funniest thing that happened?
If you had to teach a class tomorrow what would you teach ?

Maram Barakat, M.A., is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She has a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, with a special focus on global mental health and research methods. She is primarily interested in providing access to quality mental health services in low-to-middle income countries and vulnerable populations. She is especially passionate about working with survivors of abuse and violence. In fact, she has integrated her passion with her academic interests by focusing her master's thesis on culturally adapting and implementing cognitive processing therapy to Syrian refugee women who have experienced sexual violence during and post-displacement. Maram has worked as a mental health professional and advocate in Lebanon, Uganda, and New York for the past six years. At the Lukin Center, Maram will be taking on the role of social media manager. Her main responsibilities entail managing and monitoring the center's social media platforms, creating content, increasing engagement, and more. Apart from her professional interests, she enjoys acting, karaoke, and extreme sports.