Celebrating Mother's Day at The Holiday Zone

Is Mother's Day celebrated in your country? If not, do you have a similar holiday (such as Parent's Day)? Why is such a day good?
How many children does the average family in your country have? How many children are in your family?
How old was your mother when she got married? At what age do most women in your country get married?
How old was your mother when you were born? At what age do most women in your country have their first child? their last?
In your culture, what are a mother's duties to her children? to her husband? to her parents? to her community?
How is your mother's life different from her mother's? her grandmother's? yours?
In what ways is your mother like her mother (your grandmother)? In what ways is she different?
How are you like your mother? How are you different?
Who are you more like -- your father or your mother? Explain your answer.
What does your mother do?
What are your mother's hobbies?
What makes someone a good mother?
What makes someone a bad mother?
What is your earliest memory of your mother? your favorite memory? your funniest memory?
What is the single most important lesson you have learned from your mother?
What do you like best about your mother?
How can you show your love for your mother?
How can you show your mother you appreciate her?
At what age in a child's life is it most important for the mother to spend time with with him or her?
Who is primarily responsible for rearing children in your culture?
Should mothers work outside the home? Why or why not?
What responsibilities does a mother have?
What challenges does a mother face?
What character qualities does a mother need?
Do you think it is easier or more difficult to be a mother today than it was fifty years ago?
If you do not yet have children, do you want children? Why or why not?
In what ways do you hope to be like your mother? In what ways do you want to be different?

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Mother's Day Discussion Topics for English Language Learners