# Questions to ask Grandma about her parents

Good questions about her parents are specific and easy to picture, and they ask for a story rather than a fact. Start with: What were your mom and dad like? What did your parents do for work? Were your parents strict? Then let Grandma's answers lead to the next question.

## How to ask so the stories keep coming

Ask one question per call, not ten. Follow up with "what happened next?" Write down the answers or record them (with permission): they're the start of a family story bank.

## For grandkids ages 4 to 7

- What were your mom and dad like?

## For grandkids ages 8 to 12

- What were your mom and dad like?
- What did your parents do for work?
- Were your parents strict?

## For grandkids ages 13+

- What were your mom and dad like?
- What did your parents do for work?
- Were your parents strict?
- What's something your parents taught you that you taught my mom or dad?
- Where did your family come from originally?

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