In a previous post, I wrote about how we should ask our kids better questions. One of my suggestions was to play "would you rather" with your kids. I found that you can learn a lot more than you would think simply by switching up your questions.
The goal is to get down to the reasons why they choose what they choose. You might just learn a little bit about your kids' motivations, fears, and/or dreams!
Here are 20 questions I tried on my kids. Try these on your kids next time you're around the dinner table for a memorable experience! As you may be able to tell, I only have boys, so that's why my questions are geared that way.
Would you rather live without arms or legs?
If you could only have one for the rest of your life, would you pick Skittles or M&M's?
Would you rather be a baseball player or an astronaut?
Would you rather be able to run faster than anyone else or be able to fly?
Would you rather be the best player on the worst team or the worst player on the best team?
Would you rather play games with friends or a game on the iPad?
Would you rather be really smart or really athletic?
- Would you rather have a racecar or a helicopter?
Would you rather be a shark or a lion?
Would you rather be very rich, yet without friends or be very poor, but you have a lot of good friends?
- Would you rather lose your sense of sight or your sense of taste?
Would you rather be really cold or really hot?
Would you rather go to the beach and swim in the ocean for vacation or go to the biggest toy store in the world and get to pick ten toys?
Would you rather have a huge TV all to yourself or a motorized scooter just for you?
Would you rather have 10 brothers or 10 sisters?
Would you rather be the hero or the villain in a movie?
Would you rather live in a zoo or a theme park?
Would you rather have a jetpack or super strong muscles?
Would you rather you never have to take a bath again or never have to brush your teeth again?
Would you rather read a book or watch a movie?
Obviously, these questions may not make sense for your kids. What are some conversation-starters that would make sense for your family?