Playing board games together presents chances for other family members to play as a group. Develop social skills such as social interaction, taking turns, waiting, seeing things from another person’s perspective, increasing your child’s attention span, teaching resilience and to not give up easily. It encourages thinking and not just doing things for doing’s sake.
Communication skills development is another. How things can change quickly in life, for example: being about to lose, and then one card or one turn just changes everything. They also teach how to handle losing more gracefully.
The returns on board games are priceless, you get much more out of them for your money. It requires a bit of time investment, as parents, but isn’t that what our children are crying out for? More time from us is what they need; they get reassurance and that priceless bonding time that only we can give them. In any case, all that is required is to purchase a good game, learn how to use or play it, introduce children to it, and support them in playing as many times as you can.
Variety is everything to keep your child engaged in board games. One to consider that helps you learn and have fun is the Race To Infinity game, take a look here.
Family time is quality time, making lifelong memories!
