I'm like the CIA

And yes, I'm talking about the art of interrogation! 

I just emerged from my sons room with the goods.

• I'm up on his secret crush (she has brown hair, hazel eyes, has lost one tooth and he hasn't talked to her yet - he is waiting until she's alone, but he gives her a special smile).
• He punched someone today on the playground (who supposedly punched him first) and has plans to call them a name tomorrow (gasp) Glad that one came up so I could address that proactively
• He forgot to hit the salad bar in the lunch line today (to my disappointment)
• His favorite subject is math

A few of my tactics:

• Get them when they are tired (and unsuspecting) like after they are tucked into bed
• We write little journals together (short and sweet and they also draw pictures)
• When they draw pictures I say "Tell me about your picture . . ." (a very open ended question)
• I walk home with them from school
• I'm relentless
• And with all my relentlessness, I actually give them a big fat break after school to play. I implement my interrogation tactics on the down low!

The best part is that when I emerged from the tuck in tonight and logged onto answer some email, my browser was open to TodaysMama.com (of course! ;) and the article that was up was:

Back-to-School Tips: 5 Talking Tactics to Break School-Year Silence

Perfectly timed!  And my friend complained today about how she couldn't get any details about school from her kindergartner. If you've got any good tips, chime in!

Comments

[Pam B]

Let's see if that tactic works with a teenager. Check my blog post: http://www.wasatchwoman.com/blogs.php?cont=post&id=225