Free 7-Day Food For Thought Challenge
In just one week, discover how to get beyond “fine” and “I don’t know”—and start hearing what your teen really thinks.
For seven days, try one interesting question and one simple conversation practice each day—and see what happens when you give your teen something worth talking about.
It's free and takes just a few minutes each day.
Free 7-Day Food For Thought Challenge
In just one week, discover how to get beyond “fine” and “I don’t know”—and start hearing what your teen really thinks.
For seven days, try one interesting question and one simple conversation practice each day—and see what happens when you give your teen something worth talking about.
It's free and takes just a few minutes each day.
Imagine this
Imagine hearing more than "I don't know."
Maybe they explain an opinion you've never heard before.
Maybe they ask you something you weren't expecting.
Maybe a five-minute question turns into a twenty-minute conversation.
Or maybe you simply hear a little more about what's going on inside their head.
That's what these seven days are about.
Imagine this
Imagine hearing more than "I don't know."
Maybe they explain an opinion you've never heard before.
Maybe they ask you something you weren't expecting.
Maybe a five-minute question turns into a twenty-minute conversation.
Or maybe you simply hear a little more about what's going on inside their head.
That's what these seven days are about.
how it works
One question. One conversation. Seven days.
You don't need to prepare a lesson or plan the perfect conversation.
That's it.
No worksheets. No lessons. No homework.
how it works
One question. One conversation. Seven days.
You don't need to prepare a lesson or plan the perfect conversation.
That's it.
No worksheets. No lessons. No homework.
Over seven days
Small changes can lead to very different conversations.
Each day builds on the one before it—not by giving you more work, but by changing something small about how you have the conversation.
Over seven days
Small changes can lead to very different conversations.
Each day builds on the one before it—not by giving you more work, but by changing something small about how you have the conversation.
There's something else happening
You're doing more than getting them talking.
Every time a child explains why, considers another perspective, asks a follow-up, or hears someone reason through an answer, they're practicing something bigger than conversation.
They're practicing how to think.
Reasoning
Curiosity
Perspecitve-taking
Questioning
Reflection
These aren't skills kids develop from being told what to think. They develop them by getting opportunities to think out loud.
There's something else happening
You're doing more than getting them talking.
Every time a child explains why, considers another perspective, asks a follow-up, or hears someone reason through an answer, they're practicing something bigger than conversation.
They're practicing how to think.
Reasoning
Curiosity
Questioning
Perspective-taking
Reflection
These aren't skills kids develop from being told what to think. They develop them by getting opportunities to think out loud.
Your job isn't to teach
You don't need to know where the conversation is supposed to go.
You don't need special training or the perfect follow-up. And you don't need to turn dinner into a lesson.
You'll answer the questions too.
This isn't an interview. You're thinking together.
Your job isn't to teach
You don't need to know where the conversation is supposed to go.
You don't need special training or the perfect follow-up. And you don't need to turn dinner into a lesson.
You'll answer the questions too.
This isn't an interview. You're thinking together.
How this started
This started at our dinner table.
"I started asking my two boys questions at dinner because I wanted to get beyond the usual 'How was your day?'"
"At first, I was just trying to get us talking. But something interesting started happening. Their answers surprised me. Conversations went places I didn't expect. And I started hearing more of not just what they thought, but how they thought."
"That's what eventually became Food for Thought."
This challenge is an invitation to try that same experiment with your own family.
How this started
This started at our dinner table.
"I started asking my two boys questions at dinner because I wanted to get beyond the usual 'How was your day?'"
"At first, I was just trying to get us talking. But something interesting started happening. Their answers surprised me. Conversations went places I didn't expect. And I started hearing more of not just what they thought, but how they thought."
"That's what eventually became Food for Thought."
This challenge is an invitation to try that same experiment with your own family.
What one parent noticed
"Food For Thought became an instant hit in our home. From the very first night, the questions sparked deeper, more interesting conversations than our usual ‘how was your day’ routine.
What surprised me most was how naturally the kids started thinking about the topics — they told me they’d wondered about some of these things before but never knew how to bring them up."
Brian C.
What one parent noticed
"Food For Thought became an instant hit in our home. From the very first night, the questions sparked deeper, more interesting conversations than our usual ‘how was your day’ routine.
What surprised me most was how naturally the kids started thinking about the topics — they told me they’d wondered about some of these things before but never knew how to bring them up."
Brian C.
ready to try it?
Give it seven days.
Seven questions.
Seven simple conversation practices.
No right answers.
Just a chance to see what happens when your family starts talking a little differently.
One question a day
A few minutes
Free
ready to try it?