Product Description

There is no better way for kids to learn social skills and a sense of belonging than to engage in conversation about their thoughts, opinions, desires and dreams. At the dinner table, bedtime, or in the car, kids love to talk about what they think. And if you talk to your kids now, chances are they'll talk to you later. This edition was created especailly for families with school-age children. Embark on a revealing adventure in conversation with this compelling collection of conversation starters. Size: 5" Cube. 138 cards.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #778 in Toys & Games
• Brand: TableTopics
• Model: TT-0102-A
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 4.00" w x 4.00" l, 1.80 pounds

Features

• Created especailly for families with school-age children.
• At the dinner table, bedtime, or in the car, kids love to talk about what they think. And if you talk to your kids now, chances are they'll talk to you later.
• There is no better way for kids to learn social skills and a sense of belonging than to engage in conversation about their thoughts, opinions, desires and dreams.
• And if you talk to your kids now, chances are they'll talk to you later.

Customer Reviews

It really works!
My two teenage sons are growing up to be wonderful men, but our dinner conversations have degraded over the last several years. Take a small amount of teenage angst mixed with schoolyard humor, testosterone and a couple of irreverent senses of humor and you can paint the picture of what the conversations were like. Half the time they had me laughing so much I couldn't eat, and the rest of the time I was holding my head in my hands in frustration. I didn't want to be overbearing, and I do enjoy their senses of humor, but it was getting where we never had a decent conversation and I was desperate to find something to change the situation.

I bought this product as an experiment and was amazed at the results. Even the most reluctant of the two teenagers came around and was engaged in the conversation. We talked about things that would never have come up in our normal conversations and I learned some things about my kids I never knew.

Thoughtful fun for the whole family
I bought this after a friend of mine showed them to me, but I was taken aback by the price at first. It's just a pile of cards printed with conversation-starting questions. But, I have to say, the fact that they are preprinted and stacked in a clear cube really works. We keep them at the dinner table, and if conversation lags (or gets too heated) we grab a card and get opinions from everyone. Our kids are 4 and 8 right now, and they're excited when their time comes to give an opinion. When we have guests over, they'll almost always pick up the box and start reading cards, so it works in that context, too.
Now that we have one set, I'd appreciate if we could buy just the cards and re-use the acrylic cube rather than paying for it each time, but as it is, this is great fun and thought-provoking.

Great tool for family communication
We received this for Christmas last year and it has been a fantastic tool for getting to know our kids better. Our kids (10, 8, & 4) ask to play it at each dinner time and it has helped our entire family learn more about each other; has given our kids a self-esteem boost to have their ideas and opinions listened to; and it's been lots of fun. It's perfect for our age of kids--even the four year old answers the questions. A great gift! (I would give it 5 stars for educational...it wouldn't let me edit this portion when I saw my error).