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Life Story Triggers

What do you remember from your childhood about the following:

accidents
birthdays
brothers and sisters
cars
chores
Christmas
Easter
fall activities
family activities
friends
hobbies
homes you've lived in
illness
music
pets
presents
relatives
school activities
school teachers
sports
spring activities
summer activities
summer vacation
Thanksgiving
toys
vacations
winter activities

What did you really want when you were a kid?

What stories did your parents tell about you?

What did you get in trouble for?

What did your parents worry about?

What bad habits did you have?

When were you...

happy?
sad?
frightened?
disappointed?
angry?

For more specific triggers, see...




(from Rock Canyon University Free School of Writing for Children)
Last updated: October 25, 2002
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