The 7 Questions That Make Your Parent Open Up on Camera

A free printable, designed for the kitchen table.
Built from 50+ family interviews.

The standard "questions to ask your parents" lists you'll find online were written for journalists interviewing strangers. They ask your parent for facts your family already has.

This is the version that works for YOUR family — seven chapters of a life, in roughly the order I use them, with the questions that actually invite stories worth keeping.

  • Seven chapters that walk through a parent's life in roughly chronological order

  • For each one: what NOT to ask, what to ask instead, and a brief delivery note

  • Designed to keep nearby while you record their story: clean, easy, and comprehensive.

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