For parents who are weary of the monosyllabic answers our kids give when we’re actually able to sit down for dinner as a family, the conversation starters from the Central Carolina Community Foundation may be helpful. Its “Talk About Giving” box comes with dozens of cards with a single provocative question on each: “What is our family’s history of helping?” “What do you appreciate most about our town?” “If we were to live on less money, what could we do without?” “What’s something you’re willing to do without right now?”
