Conversation Questions: Children

• Were there many children in your family?
• How many children do you have. How many would you like to have.
• Do you enjoy being around children?
• When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
• What are the positive or negative things about being a child?
• Do you think that children are different today from the time when you were child? Or from 50 years ago? 100 years ago?
• What is most annoying or amazing thing about children?
• What is the most important thing that we need to teach children?
• Do you think that children are naturally good? Why or why not?
• What were some important experiences that you had when you were child which shaped you as a person?
• Why do you think children commit violent crimes?
• Do you think children are more violent today than they used to be? Why?
• What was your favorite game when you were a child?
• Do we have to answer children's questions even if they are inappropriate ones?
• Is it better to err on the side of strictness or leniency with children?
• Who should be primarily responsible for taking care of children? Wife? Husband? Grandparents? Relatives? Day-care center?
• What are the most important lessons to teach young children at home? Older children?
• Is childhood the best time of life?
• Who raised you? Your parents or grandparents or another family member?
• Are you close to your parents? Do you get along well with your parents?
• What did your family like to do together when you were a child?
• What are your fondest childhood memories?
• What are your earliest childhood memories?
• What were your favorite games as a child?
• How did you play as a child?
• Who was your best childhood friend?
• What was the most important lesson your parents taught you?
• Should children be paid for household chores?
• Can you remember doing anything that got you into trouble? What was it? How were you punished?
• Should children be spanked? Why or why not?
• What was your favorite toy?
• What was your favorite toy as a child?
• Do you think children today are under more pressure?
• Do you think parents today have less time for their children?
• Do you think video games are a bad influence on children?
• Do you think children watch too much television?
• Do we have a responsibility to correct children when their parents aren't around and they are misbehaving?
• Do you think it is important for children to learn English and their family's native language? Why?
• How do you think children can learn through play ?
• What are basic children's rights?
• At what age should discipline be introduced to children?
• Can you tell when a child is being honest or trying to get away from something? How?
• Did you have any accidents at home as a child? If yes, what happened?
• What's something children do that you'd like to be able to do it too?
• What's the cutest thing you think children do?
• What's a bad thing you think children do?
• What kind of games do you like to play these days with children?
• Do you agree that children nowadays are smarter then the children from some decades ago used to be?
• What are you never going to allow, or have never allowed, your children to do?
• Is there a best time to have children?
  • If yes, when do you think that is?
• When is it OK for little girls to wear makeup?
• What do children use their cellphones for?
  • Will you give one to your children?
  • After what age?