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Various Children’s Games and Benefits for Mental Development

Monday, March 23rd, 2009



A. Active Games
1. Free and Spontaneous Play or Exploration
In this game, child can do all things of interest; there are no rules in these games. Children will continue to play the game during a game is fun and will stop when the game is not for them. In this game, children experiment or investigate, try, and find out new things.



2. Drama
In this game, children play a role, be admired imitate the characters in real life, or in the mass media.



3. Playing music
playing music can encourage children to develop social behavior that is by working together with friends in peers produce music, sing, dance, or play a musical instrument.



4. Collect Things
This activity often creates pride, because children have a collection of more than friends. In addition, the objects can affect personal and social adjustment of children. Children pushed to be honest, work together, and compete.



5. Sports Games
In sports games, many children use physical energy, so that it is the development of physical aspect. In addition, this activity encourages children to learn socialization interact, work together, play the role of leader, and the rate of his/her self.



B. Passive Games
1. Reading
Reading is a positive activity. Reading will broaden knowledge and insight of children, so that children will develop creativity and intelligence.



2. Listen to The Radio
Listen to the radio can affect children both positively and negatively. Positively, if children will increase in knowledge, while the negative affect that is when children imitate the things that broadcast on the radio, such as violence, criminality, or other negative behavior.



3. Watching television
Influence of television the same as listening to the radio, either positive or negative influence.



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Children’s Games – Positive Impacts for Children Development

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Have you think if what you know about children games is accurate? Actually, the only difference between you and children games experts is time. Children games can be categorized into three groups such as entertainment games, educational games and the third category include both the educational and entertainment games.

Selecting Games

While selecting the children games, one should assure that those games do not show violence and adult content. Games  can be done by online via internet or offline. Games should stimulate intellectual aspects. The children play the games joyously with scientific guide from adults, which is very helpful to intellectual development of children. Games are propitious to the formation of children quick response and judgment capacity. Games are also good for developing children imagination and idea. Some visual games, such as “Hawk snatches chick”, etc, could develop children imagination, while the children could consider how to win and why they fail in the game.

In order to make the games have better effect on children physical and mental health, parents could combine the games with edifying the thought of children; that is, when children play the games, parents may put forward various questions to make children reflect. Parents also could participate in the games with children, which make children feel more happiness and avail to the sound mentality formation of children. Guidelines on

Managing Video Game Playing

Truthfully, children have freedom for playing games that they like. Instead it is better if parent learn all they can about video gaming and allow their children to play video games safely.

Video games can be beneficial or harmful depending on which games are played. Many gaming associations, manufacturers and PTAs help parents learn all about video games and how to monitor gaming.

• Games are mainstreaming now so teach the kids all about gaming taboos and safety rules.

• Always allow children to play video games in the family room or parlor.

• Avoid encouraging children to play “bad” games. Games that are filled with violence, aggressions and adult content. Know the content of games by speaking to other parents and older children.

• Monitor the distance at which the kids play games. Rules care simple and do able: limit the video gaming time; allow video gaming with local friends only; if children are small do not encourage gaming online, emphasize that the children are not to play with or chat with strangers.

• Children must learn that they cannot borrow video games from friends without your knowledge.

Recommended Video Game Systems for Kids

There are countless choices in the games that kids can play. However, not all video game systems are suitable for kids. Games of today are more realistic and are in stilled with adult content that many game manufacturers have included in their games. Unlike before, Atari game system was the best video games made available to kids. A popular video game system that children basically love is the Nintendo GameCube console. The Xbox has about 270 available games while the Xbox 360 has about 12 games and increasing with other popular releases.

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