Saturday Night Live has a good skit about how to talk to kids. I’ve got my own tip for talking to kids.

Take whatever the kid has written in their shirt and read it to them on the form of a question. Here are some helpful examples:

Kid: [has a shirt with a surfer that reads, “Surf’s Up!”]
You: “Surf’s up, eh?”
Kid: […] “Huh?”

Kid: [has a Batman shirt on]
You: “You like Batman?”
Kid: [doesn’t recall which shirt they’re wearing]