Questions to Ask Teenagers

Shows interest in their passions and helps you understand what motivates and energizes them.

Creates space for them to share difficulties and shows you care about their struggles.

Shows respect for their perspective and helps you understand their worldview and values.

Encourages self-reflection and helps you understand their personal growth and self-awareness.

Shows interest in their social life and helps you understand their relationships and activities.

Validates their achievements and helps you understand what they value and what they feel misunderstood about.

Shows you value their wisdom and helps you understand what guidance has been meaningful to them.

Gives them a chance to share their perspective and helps you understand their experience better.

Shows interest in their aspirations and helps you understand what they're working toward.

Validates their concerns and helps you understand what pressures they face that might not be obvious.

Shows interest in their self-care and helps you understand how they manage stress and find peace.

Encourages their intellectual interests and helps you understand what captures their attention.

Shows interest in their learning and helps you understand what they find fascinating or meaningful.

Encourages gratitude and helps you understand what they value in their relationships.

Shows interest in their future and helps you understand what excites them about what's coming.

Shows you value their perspective and helps you understand what they respect and aspire to.

Encourages them to share their experiences and helps you understand what catches them off guard.

Shows interest in their self-expression and helps you understand their creative outlets and interests.

Encourages positive thinking and helps you understand what they value and appreciate in their life.

Gives them control over the conversation and shows you're open to whatever they want to share.