Tonight with your 5 to 8 year old
The prompt
“What should the theme be for our dance-off after dinner tonight?”
What to listen for
If they immediately have a wild theme ready, like robot dinosaurs, that quick joy shows they feel safe being silly and taking up space in the family.
If they ask you to pick too, that's them wanting this to be something you build together, not just a performance for you to watch.
If they seem shy about it, keep it low-key, just wiggling in the kitchen counts, the point is laughing together, not a real performance.
What this tells you
How eagerly they jump into planning silliness shows how much freedom they feel to play without being judged.