Comments on: Interviewing Your Kid? http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/ Jamie Thingelstad's personal blog Sat, 19 May 2012 15:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jamie Thingelstad http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1705 Jamie Thingelstad Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:31:34 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1705 Just a quick note to thank everyone for their great feedback. I did do the interview with Mazie and edited it down to a nice 10 minute video. It's really cool, and I can see how stacking several of these on top of each other will be really fun. Many of your suggested questions made it into the video. Thank you for the input! I'm not publishing the video widely on the web, but if you <strong>really, really</strong> would like to see it send me an email. Just a quick note to thank everyone for their great feedback. I did do the interview with Mazie and edited it down to a nice 10 minute video. It’s really cool, and I can see how stacking several of these on top of each other will be really fun.

Many of your suggested questions made it into the video. Thank you for the input! I’m not publishing the video widely on the web, but if you really, really would like to see it send me an email.

]]> By: Scott Kinney http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1704 Scott Kinney Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:29:28 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1704 I asked my 13-year-old daughter Leah what you should ask Mazie each year, and she said to ask "What is your biggest goal in life?" Which got me to thinking of a meta question you could ask her, which is "What should a dad repeatedly ask his daughter in a series of annual, videotaped interviews?" I asked my 13-year-old daughter Leah what you should ask Mazie each year, and she said to ask “What is your biggest goal in life?” Which got me to thinking of a meta question you could ask her, which is “What should a dad repeatedly ask his daughter in a series of annual, videotaped interviews?”

]]> By: Jim http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1703 Jim Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:17:13 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1703 Don't forget to ask a how question: How does the car work? How to fish eat? How do you make cookies? or something strange like: How does the dog know what day it is? Not sure if this works for four, but my five-year-old loves to give explanations. Don’t forget to ask a how question:

How does the car work?
How to fish eat?
How do you make cookies?

or something strange like:

How does the dog know what day it is?

Not sure if this works for four, but my five-year-old loves to give explanations.

]]> By: Andrew Morrow http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1702 Andrew Morrow Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:41:57 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1702 My favorite question for my daughters is: "What's on your mind?" Truly open-ended so I'm not prompting anything in particular. The results have been fabulous, and, like the others, wish I'd recorded some...never too late to start... My favorite question for my daughters is: “What’s on your mind?” Truly open-ended so I’m not prompting anything in particular. The results have been fabulous, and, like the others, wish I’d recorded some…never too late to start…

]]> By: Jamie Thingelstad http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1701 Jamie Thingelstad Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:06:47 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1701 Cool documentary -- that would be fun to watch. Cool documentary — that would be fun to watch.

]]> By: Tom http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1700 Tom Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:19:30 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1700 sounds a bit like this documentary series: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2948046080/tt0088650 sounds a bit like this documentary series:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2948046080/tt0088650

]]> By: Jamie Thingelstad http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1699 Jamie Thingelstad Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:16:48 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1699 I love asking about some question around more, what most would say, mundane things like time of day. That gets you some of that great insight. Thanks! I love asking about some question around more, what most would say, mundane things like time of day. That gets you some of that great insight. Thanks!

]]> By: Jamie Thingelstad http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1698 Jamie Thingelstad Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:16:00 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1698 Absolutely! :-) Absolutely! :-)

]]> By: Patrick Hambek http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1697 Patrick Hambek Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:28:27 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1697 On a side note, this interview (edited version) could be fun to play when Mazie graduates high school or when she gets married. On a side note, this interview (edited version) could be fun to play when Mazie graduates high school or when she gets married.

]]> By: Brenda Cohen Vogel http://thingelstad.com/interviewing-your-kid/#comment-1696 Brenda Cohen Vogel Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:06:31 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=2060#comment-1696 Zoe and I have played a game, we call "what's your favorite and why". We have played it for years(wish I would have recorded it, what a great idea). Some questions for you to ask: What's your favorite kind of weather? What's your favorite time of day? What's your favorite book? Song? What's your favorite number? What's your favorite place? What's your favorite thing to do with mommy? Daddy? There are tons more, but I tell you the best part is the "why". I am sure her answers to "why" will amaze you. For instance, Zoe's favorite weather is rainy because when it rains the trees drink the water and then they look pretty. I would love to see Mazie's interview, if you want to share it. Zoe and I have played a game, we call “what’s your favorite and why”. We have played it for years(wish I would have recorded it, what a great idea). Some questions for you to ask:

What’s your favorite kind of weather?
What’s your favorite time of day?
What’s your favorite book? Song?
What’s your favorite number?
What’s your favorite place?
What’s your favorite thing to do with mommy? Daddy?

There are tons more, but I tell you the best part is the “why”. I am sure her answers to “why” will amaze you. For instance, Zoe’s favorite weather is rainy because when it rains the trees drink the water and then they look pretty.

I would love to see Mazie’s interview, if you want to share it.

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