Have you noticed how the best conversations with your child rarely happen when you plan them?

A parent recently shared that her five- and seven-year-olds barely spoke during the day. The real conversation only came at bedtime. She and her husband take turns sitting with each child for ten or fifteen minutes after lights-out. She called those minutes the best part of the day.

Nothing about her kids had changed.

The moment had.

You already talk with your kids every day. The shift from “fine” to a real conversation isn't about doing more. It's about letting the everyday moments work a little [...]