Kids Educational Games. Basic things we should have in mind

Posted: Aug 05, 2010 |Comments: 0 |

Hi everyone,

I have been reading articles with titles about educational games and/or toys for some time now, as I was trying to examine alternatives for my own children and recently I decided to share some insights that fellow-people might find interesting.

The first thing that any game/toy has to be is FUN! It has to be really fun from a kid's point of view to enjoy it. From a parent's perspective, exactly because we are all looking for a way to combine the early age of children with a learning process, we want the game to be fun so it stimulates our kid enough to be focused on what the are doing. Any child will not learn much if it doesn't find it's own reason to concentrate on something.

It is important that we understand how essential the level of fun in a game is for our children to learn. Think about it. For example, we might have kids that have trouble in basic math skills but at the same time can be a wizard on a game with complicated rules, many factors and 5 control buttons (if a video game). How is that possible?

So for one we need a game to be fun. As to what makes a game educational, this varies on the children's age, skills and personality. We can find out more about this topic at Educational Kids Websites.

Truth is that good "educational games" don't cost more than other games, in fact far more often they cost much less than random choices off the shelf of casual shops and places. It is nice that we spend time with our kids and invest some time thinking about the games they play and whether they benefit while playing, by developing, by being totally excited, or both.

I will close saying that no matter how super cool or educational any game can be, we, the parents, are always going to be to our children the best game they'll ever have. Spending time with our kids is good for them and us, too.

Friendly,

Jimmy Burrows

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