After picking up their children from school, parents often struggle to get their kids to answer questions about how their day has been and what they have been up to

An expert is urging parents to try one thing to get their children to answer questions about their day at school. After picking up children from school, it is only natural for parents to want to know how their day has been.

Just like adults after a busy day at work, children can be tired and overwhelmed after being in school for most of the day. This means they might not be in the mood to share what they had for lunch, who they played with, or what they learned before having time to decompress.

Not sharing details of their day to parents is a common issue parents have with their children, with celebrities even asking for help on the topic.

Welsh comedian, presenter and and writer Robin Morgan, asked the CBeebies parenting podcast, Parenting Helpline, for advice on how to get children to open up after school.

He said: "How to get information out of them about what they have been up to during the school day. I don't know if they're secretive about it, I don't know if they genuinely can't remember, or are to knackered to tell me.

"But if I say "how was your day" you get empty, it's just complete silence, no idea. So if you can think of any ways to trick my children into telling me what they get up to for six hours int he middle of the day I'd really appreciate it."

Host, Charlie Hedges, along with the resident expert that appeared on the show, Christina Lydon, spoke about what they recommend people should do in this situation.

Christina Lydon said: “It’s really hard to know, and they come home and they’re tired and you’re like ‘oh, why did eat for lunch, who did you play with?’

Charlie Hedges explained that she tried to get her entire family to share one thing that happened during the day when they were eating dinner.

The mum said she did this with the aim of helping her child share more details about her school day, as she was worried about if she was making friends.

Her child was then able to communicate with her that she preferred talking to her mum one-on-one at bedtime, instead of reading a bedtime story.

She described the experience as being “amazing” due to the pair spending five or 10 minutes talking about the school day.

Christina Lydon said: “It’s really helpful that you have followed her lead because you were thinking “oh we’ll try this before eating” but actually she has shown you it’s not my preferred time, really.

“When she’s got you one to one in the evening she’s perhaps would down a little bit, she’s ready for bed then she’ll tell you.

“I think finding a dedicated time, whether that’s mealtime, bedtime, not the moment they come out of school.

“Quite a fun one I quite like is 'who made you laugh today”.