Fun Way To Teach Social Skills
For me, sending my twins to preschool was more about giving them social skills than a education. My kids already knew most of what they were teaching anyway, but being twins they always had each other, socially I wanted them to be able to interact with other children their age. I think social development is just as important as any other developmental milestone.
A recent Mom Central survey of 950 Moms nationally found that 98% of us Moms consider social skills very important to our children’s development while 85% of us experience frustration and tension when teaching these vital skills. Hasbro has answered the question of “how can I teach my child social skills in a fun way?”. Just released, the three Noodleboro board games each come with an accompanying CD for car rides or playtime and books for story time to enhance the valuable lessons:
-We struggle to get our kids to listen and pay attention, and in the Pizza Palace Game, they must do both while taking our pizza orders. Although they might normally tune us out (when we only want mushrooms on one slice), listening becomes a fun challenge.
-The Fun Park Game mirrors every family outing you have ever taken - your child must cooperate and work with you to make decisions about what to do next. Sharing and teamwork becomes creative and exciting as well as applicable to your family’s every day life.
-The Picnic Basket Game reinforces manners, which prove effective to chase away ants and make the picnic run smoothly. From passing the lemonade to sharing the sandwiches, there’s no room for acting crabby and grabby.
We have the Fun park Game and my kids loved it. It has three ways to reinforce social skills. I loved that the book and CD is that they can be enjoyed anytime and are not used in playing the game! This is a Preschool game for 2-4 players ages 4+. You can buy these games at Target this fall.
Would you like a chance to win a Noodleboro game? Mom Central is giving away 200 games, and all you need to do is enter this contest for a chance to win. The contest ends on September 15.
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