What was your favorite toy? Can you describe it? Why do you think you liked it so much?
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Do you still have the same ambition or did you change your mind? Why?
Who was the oldest member of your immediate or extended family when you were a child? What do you remember about him I her?
Did you have to do any chores while you were growing up? What were they? How did you feel about having to do them?
Were there any favorite places where you liked going to play? Did you go alone or with your friends? What did you do there?
Who were the people you felt closest to as a child? What do you remember about them?
Are there any clothes you had as a child that you particularly loved or hated? Did you have to wear clothes that used to belong to your older brothers or sisters?
As you were growing up, was there anybody you really looked up to or wanted to be like?