Childhood conversation questions

Childhood

 * What was your position in the family? (Only child, youngest child, eldest child, second of four.)
 * What do you think is the best situation? Why?
 * Who used to be your favourite relative when you were a child? What was he/she like?  (Personality)  What did he/she look like?  (Appearance)
 * What did your favourite toy use to be? Do you still have it?
 * What things did you use to hate eating as a child? What did you use to dislike about them? (Taste, colour, texture, etc.)  Do you still hate them?
 * What is your most vivid memory of the home where you grew up?
 * What smells or sounds can you recall from your childhood?
 * What’s your earliest memory of life? Do you actually remember it, or do you remember remembering it?
 * Did you use to have any irritating habits when you were a child? Were you always biting your nails or making a lot of noise?
 * What are the best things about being a child?
 * What are the worst things about being a child?
 * Do you now have any children?
 * As a child, what were your biggest fears?
 * Who did you most admire as a child?

School

 * How did you feel about school?
 * What was your favourite subject? What did you like about it?
 * What was your least favourite subject? What did you dislike about it?
 * How did you use to feel about your teachers?
 * Who was your favorite teacher, why did you like him/her?
 * Who was your best friend at school? Do you still keep in touch?