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We're just shy of finishing our second year writing, so I've been able to see last year's as I've filled out this year. My daughter is now 7, and I think starting it when I did was great. We read the questions during the bedtime routine. A few gems: What do you hope for? 6 years old: I hope to be rich 7 years old: I hope to be happy tomorrow, and not a grump What have you done lately that you're proud of? 6 years old: Went on an expedition all by myself 7 years old: Touched the bottom of the 8 feet deep section of the pool for the 1st time. If you could buy anything what would you buy? 6 years old: thousands of dolls 7 years old: something that stops cancer or a My Little Pony mansion What are you especially good at? 6 years old: Jumping. I can jump so high! 7 years old: Being awesome (ORLY?? ha) Ok, enough, but let me tell you, this is a great springboard for conversations. I don't have to ask "tough" questions and get a shrug, or try to force an awkward discussion about "what did you do in school today" because it all comes out when I ask these questions and show that I'm accepting of every answer she gives. She has even said she didn't want to answer a question, and that was ok with me. It's still an answer, right? A question in this book is what raised the big red flag for me when she told me how bored she was in school, or that someone was stealing her pencils, or that a place called Cat Paradise exists, if only in her and her friends' minds. Plus, my daughter loves this. It's special to her and she's special to me. I highly recommend it.