So, by all means, begin with "How was your day." It may work fine as an opener. But if you find it gets you to the same dead ends, you might need to mix it up a little and delve deeper.

It would be easy to answer “how was your day” with one word such as “fine” or “okay.” Men are very different in how they see their day as opposed to women.

It may seem simple, but a genuine answer to the “how was school today” question requires considerable effort and decision making to synthesise information from a busy day.

Why you shouldn't ask your kid, 'How was your day?' Here are 20 questions you can ask instead. To stream 10 Tampa Bay on your phone, you need the 10 Tampa Bay app.

Kids are back at school and parents are eager to hear how it's going. If your child seems to stall out at "Fine" when asked how his or her day went, these five questions can help.