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Game night....start young
My 4 year is a pretty patient little girl but also gets very excited with these games however both will sit and play these games and wait their turn. The first few times my 4 year old lost she was sad and frustrated but I took the opportunity to show her how to celebrate a friend/family member's winning by giving high fives, clapping and hugging. It wasn't long until she saw the fun in anyone's victory and she now loves it when anyone wins. So, if you don't have any board games in the house because you think your kids are too young, the winter is a great time to introduce them. So they may not sit through the whole game the first few or 10 times but it is still a great way to learn and have some fun....as a family!
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Game night is a cherished family tradition in many homes. My husband and I have our friends over for game night so when our oldest seemed ready (she is 4) we bought the usual suspects (
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(a house favorite)) and let the fun begin. What we didn't see coming was how quickly she learned the games, how much she loved them and how much our 2 year old liked them too. Sometimes they even "play" the games together. I am still surprised our 2 year old sits and plays with us (and runs off and comes back and runs off again...but still). During this time of board game awe, I stumbled across a very interesting article in The Washington Post about board games and their benefit to preschoolers (
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Board games are great for kids and I love the idea of teaching high fives for the winner. I went to a conference earlier this year where a woman spoke about her grandfather teaching her how to play checkers on weekends when she was younger. He did not let her win for over two years but each game he talked with her about her moves until she could finally beat him. She talked about the pride she felt when she finally won. I do not know a lot of parents who let their kids lose but it's a very important skill to learn. I also can't imagine what the games were like to keep her interested and playing through all of those loses. I wish I had started teaching how to be a good loser earlier. Your kids are very lucky to be learning these skills now.
N started playing war in preschool and it taught him a lot about numbers. B could only tolerate games that had some strategy, he was unable to play Chutes and Ladders. Both kids liked matching games. I've found that we haven't been taking the time to play board games recently. That said, today my kids built a tower with friends using Zome this afternoon and I finally let n take apart our old popcorn machine. He was very excited.