My six-year-old never wants to tell me anything about her day at school – is this normal?

You collect your child from school, their backpack bouncing, their face slightly flushed from a day of learning and play. You are brimming with curiosity. “How was your day?” you ask, eager to hear stories of new friendships, playground dramas, or a nugget of wisdom fresh from the classroom.

And yet, what you get in return is a shrug, a muttered “fine”, or worse, complete silence. It can feel baffling. I had a query from a mother recently, wondering why her six-year-old daughter told her nothing about her school day.



But for a six-year-old, telling you about their day is not as straightforward as it seems. In fact, for many children this age, it’s completely normal to offer very little, even when everything at school is perfectly fine..