How to Play the WhQuestions Game with Your Child at Home

A simple question — "Who?", "What?", "Where?" — opens a doorway into your child's growing world of words. The WhQuestions Game turns that doorway into joyful, everyday play.

In short

The WhQuestions Game is a playful way to help your child understand and answer "Wh" questions — who, what, where, when, why, which. You can build it into picture books, daily routines and pretend play at home, starting with the easiest questions and adding harder ones as your child grows. Keep it short, fun and full of praise — five to ten minutes a day is plenty.

How to play at home

Start with the easiest questions first

• What and who are usually easiest — "What is this?" (pointing to a cup), "Who is this?" (pointing to a photo of Nani).
• Then add where — "Where is your shoe?" during dressing time.
• Save when and why for later — these need more thinking and language.

Use things your child already loves

• Picture books: pause and ask, "What is the dog doing?" or "Where did the boy go?"
• Daily routines: at bath time — "What do we wash first?"; at snack — "Who wants a banana?"
• Pretend play: with toys — "Where is teddy going?", "What will we cook?"

Make it easy to succeed

• Offer a choice if your child is stuck — "Is it a cat or a dog?"
• Model the answer, then ask again — "This is a ball. What is this?"
• Celebrate every try, even a pointed finger or a single word. Connection matters more than a perfect answer.

Grow with your child
As answers come easily, move from single objects to actions ("What is she doing?"), then to reasons ("Why is the baby crying?"). Follow your child's pace, not the calendar.

The Pinnacle way

A clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care — home play is wonderful, and it is never a substitute for that. Our speech therapy team can show you how to weave Wh-questions into your child's natural day, and the AbilityScore® gives a clear, supportive baseline so you can see progress over time.

Trusted sources

Guided by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association on language development, and by CDC and AAP healthychildren.org milestone guidance on how children learn to understand and use questions.

Next step — book a communication assessment at your nearest Pinnacle Blooms Network centre, or message our team on WhatsApp at +91 91001 81181 to get a simple home Wh-questions plan tailored to your child.

This is general information, not a diagnosis — a clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care.