Did you have to do any chores while you were growing up? What were they? How did you feel about having to do them?
Did you get an allowance? How much? Did you use to spend it immediately or did you sometimes save it? What for?
What was your favorite toy? Can you describe it? Why do you think you liked it so much?
Are there any clothes you had as a child that you particularly loved or hated? Did you have to wear clothes that used to belong to your older brothers or sisters?
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Do you still have the same ambition or did you change your mind? Why?
As you were growing up, was there anybody you really looked up to or wanted to be like?
What were your typical family meals like? Did you all eat together? Where? Who used to cook?
As a child, what was your favorite special: occasion, e.g., birthday, holiday? How did you use to celebrate it?
Who were the people you felt closest to as a child? What do you remember about them?
Who was the oldest member of your immediate or extended family when you were a child? What do you remember about him I her?
If you did something bad, how did your parents punish you? Can you remember which type of punishment was the most effective?
Did your parents use to read you a story I book before you went to sleep or did you read stories yourself? What was your favorite story?
Were there any favorite places where you liked going to play? Did you go alone or with your friends? What did you do there?
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