Children today seem obsessed with technology and while I love gadgets and technology myself, with all the advantages that it can bring. I feel we have lost something when our children only play on computer games.
My 3 children each have a ds lite and I frequently see them all sitting on their own, playing on their individual games consoles. You see I am as much to blame as everyone else. When I was growing up, and yes that does make me sound old, I remember very little of my childhood which was not related to games, sitting around at Christmas for example with my family playing cards, trivial pursuits, monopoly etc. I believe playing games is the way for children to learn, they develop life skills by participating and interacting with others.
Turn-taking children’s games are not only fun to play, they’re educational on so many levels, including social and economical.
Kids learn about waiting to take a turn, winning and losing, along with co-operation and economics (with monopoly in mind and handling money), the whole time while they have fun. Games come in and out of fashion, and new games appear, whilst the classics get revamped year after year with new themes and are always popular.
Children’s games are made to stretch the child’s mind and even the parents sometimes, without frustrating the child and turning him or her off the game, thus making learning enjoyable. Most kids games are also quite fun to play with mum or dad, with family games being designed to be entertaining for both children and adults alike.
If you are looking for something to bring a family together, then you can’t go far wrong with any sort of board game. Whilst playing it a family can often get lost inside the game for hours on end.
If you are stuck for what to buy a child as a present then you could do worse than buy a board game. I believe it is one of the best presents you can give, because they bring friends and family together and can provide more hours of fun than any book, DVD, or cd you can find. A board game is a team-building exercise (or team pulling apart exercise if you have been sat around our table on many a heated night) you cannot ignore. It is a way of exercising your mind and social skills are built.
If you sit and examine the rules and the layout of most games, they all have a common feature, you will see they reflect on everyday life. Whether we are playing snap with a game of cards which is teaching us turn taking for example, exercising the mind to keep it alert and helping with learning difficulties, matching numbers and pictures, or trivial pursuits with team building, knowledge learning and strategy development.
Quality educational games are so engaging for most people to play with; children rarely even know they are learning valuable skills, which makes this a fantastic way for them to learn, as information and skills learnt like this, in my opinion, stick in the mind much better than when rules and education is forced.
Today, children’s games are well thought out, they are fun and compete well with the lure of the solitary video game, if only we give them the chance.
Rachel Harding is a qualified nurse and mum of 3. She has a great deal of expertise with children and offers valuable support and free resources including stories, forums, recipes, article’s, gifts and books at =>
http://www. yourkidsshop. com
culbriz is discussing.
culbriz 4:24 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
I think you mean pak sau. Plus, though it’s perfect form for push hands in Tai Chi Ch’uan, that would be sucky form for chi sao or a pak sao, bro. lol
culbriz 5:10 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Can I just call you Shifu from now on, Ross? lol
ferrit22 5:36 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
what a load of shit !!!
ziggy72170 5:50 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Hmmm, very interesting ….
almoonther 6:48 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
ابو يمن اهوين بلهوين عليها ربايه وانعم من درس يمني ايش نقول
sanddocon 7:16 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
thats pak so from wing chun
speedseduction 7:30 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Yep…you nailed it!
culbriz 8:12 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
That second game is “pushing hands” from Tai Chi Ch’uan. Ross, you sly dog. I had never heard that considered a game before…
WhiteCamry 8:25 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
He said, “How many was that?”
stonemagic74 9:09 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
you are the best ross
Qrayon 9:45 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Oh, she’s cute Ross. That’s a fun video. What I’ve been wondering is: How do you get these lovely chicks to attend a class teaching guys how to seduce women? Do you let them in at half price? What’s the deal?
RichhhR 9:52 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Yeah lol but he probably fell for the question so it kinda worked really.
Duderonimo 10:04 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Yeah the sound is bad! Levels are too high and it’s overmodulate.
cheesesteakphilly 11:04 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
I LOVE using this game! Works every time!
It would’ve worked perfectly if it wasn’t for that audience member that fucked up the game.
Stallion8057 11:47 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink
interesting. i gotta try that stuff
MauriceFlower 12:22 pm on February 13, 2010 Permalink
No. I hear clearly. It’s just some distortion on his mike.
GreenwooddPop 12:34 pm on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Am I the only one who is having problems with sound?
Nobiemon 12:44 pm on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Sorry, at 1:50 … “How many *what* is that?” I can’t understand that word (I’m not an English speaker)…
speedseduction 1:41 pm on February 13, 2010 Permalink
She’s Irish. Thinks her father’s side is Swedish, and she does look pretty typically Swedish to me. The best thing about the chick, however, is her attitude: playful, fun, bold, open-minded, unafraid.
Arunictrichloride 1:55 pm on February 13, 2010 Permalink
Epic Fail. Embarassing. LOL but the second game is nice. I’m gonna remember that.
obayifu 2:06 pm on February 13, 2010 Permalink
I know that’s the point Paul but that female is flippin’ stellar! What’s her ethnicity? Does she have a touch of something?