Questions to ask your parents on a summer holiday

Summer, with its free days and long evenings, is a lovely chance to really talk with your parents. But it can be hard to get past the usual small talk.

Here are a few questions that tend to lead to real stories.

1
What was your first place of your own?
What did it look like, what did it cost, and how did it feel to move away from home?
2
Which summer do you remember best from childhood?
Where were you, who was there, and what made it special?

The questions themselves matter less than making room to listen.