Do you prefer to hang out with people who are like you or who are totally different from you?
Are you a leader or a follower?
Do you have any friends from your parents’ generation or older?
Would you rather talk to everyone at a crowded party for a short time or have a significant conversation with two people?
What was the kindest thing a stranger ever did for you?
Would you tell a good friend if they had bad breath?
What would be a fun new way of greeting people?
Are you married?
Do you have kids?
If you do not have kids already, do you want kids?
Do your takes on the joys and anxieties of child-rearing complement or contradict your partner’s?
Giving birth: how old is too old?
Would you rather have ten children or none?
What is the scariest thing about parenting?
What should children always be punished for?
Should children be sheltered from unhappiness?
How would you handle sex education for children?
What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a teenager today?
How would you react if your child was homosexual?
How often do you see or talk to relatives or family members who don’t live with you?
What drives you craziest about children, yours or others?
What special problems do unwed mothers face?
Do you think it is a problem when children are born to single parents?
Would you ever employ a nanny or guardian for your children?
What are your thoughts on how children are raised today?
What is one thing you would like to be sure your children remember?
What part of parenting do you think you could be better at?
What is the single-most important piece of advice you would give a child?
What parenting moment would make you most proud?
Do you believe in not allowing kids to see certain movies and TV shows?
How do you feel about spanking a child?
WHO IS …
… someone you respect and why?
… the biggest person you know?
… your most eccentric friend?
… the person who can help you negotiate a path through a crisis?
… someone you wish you had never met?
… one childhood friend you would like to know what happened to?
… your long-time enemy?
… someone you would like to speak at your funeral? What would he or she say about you?
… your best friend of the opposite sex?
Tell about an incident with a child in a supermarket or store.
What did/would you name your children?
What should be the earliest age for piercing ears?
What is a parent’s greatest accomplishment?
What do you think is the most difficult aspect of being a parent today?
What do you like best about kids, yours or others?
How many children have you planned to have?
What would you like to teach your children about death and dying?
What school or type of school do you want your children to attend?
What was the most important thing that your parents did in raising you that you would like to do for your children?
What qualities of your grandparents and parents would you like your children to have?
What is something you did for your children that you would never have done for anyone else?
What is the greatest lesson a child ever taught you?
What would you like to teach your children about puberty and sex?
Is it harder, easier, or the same to love an adopted child?
At what age do you think children are most difficult?
Would you rather know the sex of your unborn child or be surprised?
Is it possible to be a perfect parent?
What was your proudest moment as a parent?
What do you think about parents having a baby sleep in their bed?
When should you tell a child that there is no Santa Claus?
What would you do if your baby was born with Down’s syndrome or any other developmental disability?
What chores would you assign to children to teach work and responsibility?
HOW CAN YOU …
… make your dad or mom smile?
… make more time for the people you love?
… teach your children about the role of money in life and responsibility?
… discipline children while still showing you love them?
… help your children to get along better with other children?
… even out the workload between mothers and fathers?
… get kids to watch less TV?
What difference is there in satisfaction for parents raising an adopted child?
What is the oldest age that you would want to begin parenthood?
Do adopted children love their adoptive parents as they would have loved their birth parents?
What kind of person do you want your child to marry?
When should a child be told that he or she is adopted?
Do you think adopted children have the right to know their birth parents?
If allowed to make only a fifteen-minute videotape for your kids before you die, what would you say?
What is a good treatment for the baby blues?
What has the most influence on today’s children?
Do you have nicknames for your children?
What is something you think you should tell your children that you are reluctant to tell them?
What adjustments must be made by a couple with children?
Have your parents played an important role in the lives of your children?
Do you think preschool-age children suffer if both parents work outside the home?
Do you have a child who is most like you?
Do you have a child who is most like your partner?
Would you stop your child from living on a coed floor or in a coed dorm?
At what age should children be allowed to get their driver’s license?
How does family life differ for your children from the way family life was for you?
What were the first fully understandable words your children spoke?
How do you work out differences in parenting styles?
When has a child inspired you?
What would you do if your teenager stole from you?
What punishment is most appropriate for kids?
Describe what kind of relationship you would like to have with your kids.
Are teenagers being pushed into acting older than they really are?
Do you think that you are/would be a good parent?
What traits do you think are most important to instill in a child?
What TV mom or dad do you think you are most similar to?
What famous person would you like to have a child with?
What things would you want to convey to children to help them along in life?
What makes a child spoiled?
What is worse: overprotective or permissive parents?
Do you think kids watch too much television?
Should men be made to have babies?
What would you like to teach your children about different cultures and races and about people with disabilities?
Would you push your kids to excel at almost any sacrifice?
What are the most difficult things single parents have to face?
What career path would you like your children to enter?
What goes through your mind when you see a newborn child?
Do you like to be around children?
Would you rather encourage your child in the arts or in sports?
Would you discourage your child from developing a talent that may not provide a lot of money?
Your child has talent but wants to quit music lessons because of the hard work; do you relent?
What would you like to introduce and share with your children to help them grow intellectually?
Can you hug kids too much?
What is the most important duty of a parent?
What is one famous quote you want your children to remember?