Family

Couples Questions:
Parenting Styles

How you think children should be raised — and how that relates to how you were raised.

💬 15 questions♥ For couples✔ Take turns answering✔ No wrong answers
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🔄Take turns answering
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15 questions about
parenting styles

Pick one and start there. You don't have to go in order.

  1. 1

    "What's the most important quality you'd want to develop in a child?"

  2. 2

    "How much freedom should children have?"

  3. 3

    "What's your approach to discipline?"

  4. 4

    "What does a good childhood look like?"

  5. 5

    "Is there something your parents did that you want to do the same?"

  6. 6

    "What did your parents do that you absolutely want to do differently?"

  7. 7

    "How important is it to you that children share your values?"

  8. 8

    "What's something you think modern parenting gets wrong?"

  9. 9

    "What's something about parenting you think you'd naturally be good at?"

  10. 10

    "What's something about parenting that genuinely worries you?"

  11. 11

    "How important is academic achievement in raising children?"

  12. 12

    "What role should grandparents play?"

  13. 13

    "What does raising emotionally healthy children mean to you?"

  14. 14

    "What's the most important thing a parent can give?"

  15. 15

    "How do you feel about screens and technology for children?"

How to use these
conversation starters

🍷

Over dinner

Pick one question at the start of the meal. Let the conversation lead where it wants.

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On a long drive

No eye contact makes some questions easier. Road trips are perfect for depth.

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Before sleep

One question each before the lights go out. This becomes a ritual you'll both love.

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On a walk

Walking side by side reduces pressure. The movement helps the conversation flow.

Sunday morning

Slow morning, no agenda. Phones down. One question over coffee.

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In the app

Log your answers in Relationship App: Love Story. Look back on them together.

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