Dear Families,
Talk, talk, talk with your children!
Research shows talking and communicating with your child will make an enormous difference in his or her lifelong learning success—while building family memories.
It sounds so ordinary to talk together while driving or to converse around the dinner table but consider this: “Research shows that children who know a lot about their parents’ own childhood and family histories will become more resilient.” Read this and more positive tips at thefamilydinnerproject.org
Talk Topics can be anything the child or family is doing or is interested in. Consider these conversation starters:
Have grand conversations with your child throughout the day! You will notice some remarkable questions and topics emerge when you:
Improving the quality and quantity of family conversations is so important to school success that some preschools and kindergartens are even providing “Let’s Talk!” workshops for families. For more information, read about Project EASE (Early Access to Success in Education)
Discover the power and delight of family conversations. You all have a lot to talk about!
