Parent Hacks describes a situation perilously close to what we deal with here:

Both my kids are notoriously tight-lipped about what happens at school. The general answer to “what did you do?” is nothing, and “what was your favorite activity today?” is I don’t remember.

A few weeks ago, I turned to my step-daughter at the dinner table and said “What’s new and exciting? Go!” Then I asked each of my step-sons the same, and then my step-daughter asked my partner, and then me. And now we do that every night we are together: someone picks someone to ask, the chosen person answers, and then they pick the next person.

I think it’s the “go!” which makes it feel more like a game and gives everyone more energy; whatever the case, it seems to be working, and we’re learning a lot more about what the kids are up to at school.

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