Originally Posted by JJsMom
And just a random update from me: DS5.5 still won't tell me what he does at school. He thinks it's funny NOT to tell me.

JJsMom- we made a deal with our DS last year when he refused to tell me about his school day. We would ask three questions about his day that he had to answer then we would drop it. In the beginning, I'd ask one super silly question just to warm him up. "Did Ms. Smith stand on her head today?" After the requisite eye roll . . . I'd then ask two more questions. Then, I'd follow through with my promise to stop. I would encourage DS to ask me three questions about my day which sometimes caused him to spill a bit more about his day too.

You also may want to try playing the "high/low" game at dinner time where everyone says their favorite and least favorite thing that happened in the day. "Tell me the high point of your school day." "What was the low point?" This can be really great for perfectionist kids so they can see that everyone has struggles daily.

Mom to DYS-DS6 & DS3