Embrace a tech-free zone every night at home and get into communication with your kids.

THE ART OF CHILDREN’S CONVERSATION 
TAOC; $14.95; taoc.com.au

Ages 4 and older can enjoy this fun game that facilitates bonding, integration and attachment. Two hundred conversation-building questions help kids learn to be better communicators while learning about others and themselves.

LOOK! 15 TALK-TO-BABY FLASH CARDS
Sterling Publishing Co.; $10.95; beginsmartbooks.com

Get Baby’s brain juices flowing with these board flash cards from the Begin Smart series. Each card depicts everyday objects with their corresponding words. Talk to Baby and show him the card to engage in early visual activity, visual stimulation, object recognition and more — all the while bonding with your little one.

TABLETOPICS
redenvelope.com; $29.95

A pretty acrylic box holds a collection of thought-provoking questions. The Family Edition set includes 135 cards to promote family bonding but are meant for ages 12 and older.

YOUR CHATMAT
yourchatmat.com; $24.95 - $26.95

Tired of those dinners where you try to talk to your kids but can’t? Let a Chatmat get things started. Chatmats are simply that — placemats you can use at the table (available for various ages of kids) to stimulate lively discussions. One set ($24.95 - $26.95) includes 12 paper mats to a pack with mats measuring 17-and-a-half by 12 inches; certain models are sold as a pack of four laminates for $24.95. Check out all the colorful styles and variations where no question is repeated in a set to really keep the ball rolling.  Head to yourchatmat.com or call 1-855-242-8628.

— products reviewed by Kiera Ashford, Susan Day and Chad Young

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