‘I’m a parenting expert – here’s how to find out what REALLY happened during the school day’

A parenting expert has revealed 10 simple questions to get to the bottom of what happened during your child’s school day without asking directly.

It can be a daily frustration trying to illicit information out of school children when asking the dreading question: ‘How was your day?’

Parenting specialist Kirsty Ketley, 42, has previously made headlines for revealing the worst parenting tips and myths that we should avoid.

Now, Surrey-based Kirsty, who is mum to Ella, 10, and Leo, six, has revealed how she manages to get key information out of her children and find out how their day at school really went – without ever having to ask directly.

Sharing a video on Instagram, Kirsty said: “Does your child always tell you that they cannot remember what they did at school today or they just simply go ‘I don’t know’?

“Frustrating, isn’t it?

“So here are 10 things to ask them instead of ‘how was your day’ which are guaranteed to ensure that you can extract some information out of them.”

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1. Who got into trouble today? Kirsty said: “Because particularly younger children quite like to snitch on their friends!”
2. What made you smile today?
3. What made you laugh today?
4. What made you sad today?
5. Who did you sit next to at lunch time?
6. Who made your teacher smile today?
7. Who made your teacher feel a bit cross today?
8. Who did you help today?
9. Who helped you today?
10. Did you learn something you didn’t know before?

According to the parenting expert, the questions are a sure-fire way to properly understand how your child’s day was at school.

“Years of looking after children has taught me how to extract info,” Kirsty, who offers her services under the name Auntie K, told http://NeedToKnow.co.uk .

“Kids are often tired and hungry when they first come out of school, so I always recommend leaving it an hour after school to ask any questions, to allow kids to decompress and chill.

“As a grown up, I wouldn’t want to be bombarded with questions about work as soon as I walk in the door, so it’s the same for kids and school.

“If they’ve got exciting news to share, they will soon tell you, or if anything really bad has happened.

“Also, their teacher will be in contact if there’s anything too worrying.

“Meal times can be a good time to find out things, if not bath time, and kids always love a good chat at bedtime!”