Benefits Your Kids Get From Playing Board Games

1. Benefits Your Kids Get From Playing Board Games Smart Games Academy

2. Opportunities for early learning Even simple games help young players identify colors, count spaces, and develop hand-eye matching and skill in moving cards and pieces around the board. Plus, learning to wait your turn and follow the rules are important lessons that serve kids far outside the living room floor. 

3. Boost language skills Board games can be a sneaky means of helping school-aged children work on skills they are struggling with. Have a reluctant reader? A round of the BOB Books Happy Hats Beginning Reading Game will help them expand their language and flex their spelling abilities. Meanwhile, games where players need to recall several pieces of information at once (who did what, and where) might assist a child who is having difficulty with reading comprehension -- while still having fun.

4. Sharpen your child's focus “Board games, when played without interruptions, can help lengthen a child's attention span,” says Prior. But to reap the benefits, everyone needs to commit to seeing the game through to the end. If your family sits down for a game of Chinese checkers, be sure to complete a full game without everyone checking their phone, asking Alexa to play a song, or turning on the TV for the latest football scores, adds Prior. “Finishing a board game without interruptions will help lengthen the declining attention span of kids in a world filled with digital distractions.”

5. Board games soothe anxiety They may help anxious kids learn how to navigate friendships more easily. “Because they're structured, board games can provide an easier way to build interpersonal relationships with peers, since the child knows what's expected of them,” says Galanti.  For kids who struggle with striking up conversations with others, Galanti recommends games that promote structured opportunities for chatter, such as guessing games. 

6. They show kids how to be a good loser “If you're playing with a child who has low frustration tolerance, and losing is really difficult for them, allowing them to break the rules at first can make the game more tolerable and fun for them,” says Galanti. “But my goal is often to purposely play by the rules and encourage them to use coping skills and promote resilience when things don't go their way.“ For instance, you might say: "I'm so proud of you for staying calm even though you picked a card you didn't like. I hope next time you pick a good one!" Reference: scholastic

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