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JING: How about your not so favorite classmate today?

MIA: Cersei.

JING: Why?

MIA: She keeps calling me Stinky Mia. I’m not stinky. I take a bath everyday.

JING: So what did you do?

MIA: Nothing. I just ignored her.

JING: Good.

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JING: And your not so favourite classmate today is?

MIA: Tywin.

JING: Why, what did Tywin do?

MIA: He calls me “Pototoy Mia”.

JING: Pototoy?

MIA: I don’t have pototoy. That’s a boy’s private part.

JING: Hmm.. That’s not good. Did you tell teacher?

MIA: Yes. But he still.

JING: Maybe somebody teases him Pototoy Tywin that’s why he teases others that way too.

MIA: But I’m a girl.

JING: Right. Maybe he doesn’t know girls don’t have pototoys.

MIA: Oh….

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JING: Your not so favorite classmate today is?

MIA: Margaery.

JING: Because?

MIA: She doesn’t make sense when she said I’m mean.

JING: Were you mean to her?

MIA: I’m not mean. I just want to borrow her toy. She’s the one not sharing.

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As you can see, asking indirectly brings out the things we want to know!  And from there, we can advise, help, or intervene before things get out of hand.

So I hope this helps you too! And don’t forget to share the love ❤️!

For more conversation starters, check out the last part of my post Why Your Preschooler Can’t Sleep At Night

and another related post – The Best Way To Your Child’s Mind.

Thanks for reading!