BRAIN GAMES FOR KIDS

Teachers and mothers know best with kids. Who would refute this statement? Teaching patterns for children must be easy and fun. In fact, if families got enough resources, there would be small problems. Some mothers did it well though. Early development could be enhanced in simple ways.

Board games come best to kids. Those that portray reality like "Monopoly." This old game involves buying and making decisions like, how to spend money wisely to win the game. "Scrabble" and games similar to it, improve quick thinking. With Scrabble, properly using the dictionary becomes a habit. You have to get a word and check it out, after every game.

Puzzles, chess, and simple card games (should not involve real money) make good brain exercise. Picture, Charade or "Guesstures" give the brain a photographic memory. And there's a lot more, especially the "Question and Answer" games, and even "Name that Tune."

Kids brain must be exposed to work, practice and inspiration. There are no limits, but proper rest, good food and sleep. Vitamins and nutritional supplements will help. Parents need not buy expensive stuff, but try to utilize what they can afford to educate the child even at home. A good home is a clean, simple, supporting and loving place for a child.

Material things should not be the main focus in the house but love, understanding and good goals to motivate. In fact, there are rich kids who don't like to study and there are poor kids who are eager to study. There are no tags in education. It is not even in the school or the exposure. These are just factors often considered. What matter is the good goals of the kid and the support he/she gets from the people around him/her.

"I exposed my children breaking crayons and messing coloring books. I didn't scold them when they didn't get very high grades, but just supported them to become the best of what they are, " Juvy Abecia assents. "I got them educational toys like "Lego," modern technology gadgets, and playing cards, for example."

Another mother says, "We consider the house a small classroom where we could exchange ideas about anything."

As for me, "I thought I was also a kid. I played with my kids and we all read together. We couldn't understand some issues because we tackled more than education, which is about life. I let my kids be reminded of profound thoughts in every conversation. In fact, I have learned from the kids and the students.


Now, there's a lot of brain games in the computer. Parental guidance and proper time schedules with all these games should be observed. Perhaps, twice or thrice a week, brain games and brainstorming sessions are needed by families and communities, just like how the kids learn.

/rosalinda flores martinez, ezine articles.com