{"h1":"Practising What and Where Questions With Your Child at Home","faq":[{"a":"Many children begin responding to simple 'what' and 'where' questions between about 18 months and 3 years, often answering 'what' before 'where'. Every child's pace differs, so use it as a gentle guide rather than a deadline — and ask for a developmental check if you're unsure.","q":"At what age should my child answer 'what' and 'where' questions?"},{"a":"That's common and not a reason to worry on its own. Model the answer yourself, keep choices small (\"Is it a ball or a car?\"), and give plenty of time to respond. If your child rarely engages with questions across many tries, a friendly developmental check can clarify whether extra support would help.","q":"What if my child doesn't answer at all?"},{"a":"Short and frequent works best — a minute or two woven into play, meals and dressing, several times a day. Children learn language through repeated, low-pressure turns, not long formal sessions.","q":"How long should we practise each day?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"how-can-i-work-on-what-and-where-questioning-with-my-child-at-home","title":"How to Work on What and Where Questioning at Home","entity":{"key":"tech-2119","kind":"technique_howto","name":"What and Where Questioning","slug":"what-and-where-questioning"},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Communication","value":"communication"},{"kind":"intent","label":"Find Activities","value":"find_activities"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Family Empowerment","value":"family_empowerment"}],"parent":null,"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"how-can-i-work-on-what-and-where-questions-with-my-child-at-home","title":"How to Work on What & Where Questions at Home"},{"lang":"en","slug":"how-can-i-work-on-question-and-with-my-child-at-home","title":"How can I work on questions with my child at home?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"how-can-i-work-on-simple-questions-with-my-child-at-home","title":"How can I work on Simple Questions with my child at home?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"how-can-i-work-on-questioning-techniques-with-my-child-at-home","title":"How can I work on Questioning Techniques with my child at home?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"how-can-i-work-on-question-asking-with-my-child-at-home","title":"How can I work on Question Asking with my child at home?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"how-can-i-work-on-what-and-where-question-with-my-child-at-home","title":"How to Work on What and Where Questions at Home"}],"summary":"Build What and Where questioning at home through short, playful turns during everyday routines — naming objects, hiding-and-finding games, picture books and choices at mealtimes. Model the answer, give your child time to respond, follow their interests, and keep sessions little and often rather than long.","answer_md":"*Every time you ask \"What's that?\" or \"Where's your shoe?\" you're handing your child two of the most useful keys to language — and your home is the perfect place to practise.*\n\n## In short\nYou can build [What and Where questioning](/what-and-where-questioning) at home through simple, playful turns during everyday routines — naming objects (*what*) and locating them (*where*) during play, meals, bath and dressing. Start with what your child already knows, model the answer, give a beat to respond, and celebrate every try. Little and often — a few minutes, many times a day — beats one long session.\n\n## Everyday activities to try\n**\"What\" questions — naming and identifying**\n- During play, hold up an object and ask *\"What's this?\"* If your child doesn't answer, model it: *\"It's a ball!\"* — then try again next time.\n- Use picture books: point and ask *\"What is the dog doing?\"* Keep choices small at first (*\"Is it a cat or a dog?\"*).\n- Mealtime is gold: *\"What do you want — banana or apple?\"* Choices invite a response without pressure.\n\n**\"Where\" questions — location and prepositions**\n- Hide a favourite toy and ask *\"Where's teddy?\"* Help your child find it — *\"There it is, under the blanket!\"*\n- During dressing: *\"Where do your socks go?\"* Pair the words with the action.\n- Play \"put it there\" games — *\"Where does the cup go?\"* — naming *on, in, under, behind* as you go.\n\n**Make it work**\n- Wait 5–10 seconds after asking — children need time to process.\n- Model the answer rather than correcting; repetition teaches.\n- Follow your child's interest — questions about a beloved toy land far better than a worksheet.\n\n## When to ask for more support\nIf your child rarely responds to *what* or *where* questions, isn't pointing or naming familiar things by around two years, or seems frustrated trying to communicate, a friendly developmental check can tell you whether a little extra help would make things easier. There's no harm in asking early — it simply gives you a clearer picture.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nAt Pinnacle Blooms Network, our [speech therapy](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/top-speech-therapy-center-india-proven-improvement-rate) team weaves *what* and *where* questioning into play that fits your family's daily routine, so practice feels natural, not like homework. A clinical [AbilityScore®](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care — at home, your job is simply to play, model and enjoy the back-and-forth. With 25 million+ therapy sessions behind us, we can show you exactly which games suit your child's stage.\n\n## Trusted sources\nGuided by communication-development guidance from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the CDC's developmental milestones, which highlight responding to simple questions and using location words as key early-language steps.\n\n**Next step —** message our speech therapy team on WhatsApp at +91 91001 81181 for a quick chat about easy questioning games matched to your child's stage.\n\nThis is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.","canonical":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/how-can-i-work-on-what-and-where-questioning-with-my-child-at-home","editorial":{"reviewed_at":"2026-06-11T20:12:18.613642+00:00","reviewed_by":null,"developed_by":"SETU Consortium · Pinnacle Blooms Network"},"alternates":[{"href":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/how-can-i-work-on-what-and-where-questioning-with-my-child-at-home","lang":"en","indexable":true}],"dimensions":[],"meta_title":"What & Where Questions: Home Activities","meta_robots":"index, follow, max-image-preview:large","everyday_tip":"Pick one daily routine — say, dressing — and add one question: 'Where do your socks go?' Wait, model the answer, celebrate the try. 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