Ellie gives some tips for helping children with their board game strategies whilst keeping the mood positive and the relationship in tact.
It’s no secret that children often struggle to learn from parents. The relationship between parent and child is so much more emotional than that of teacher and student. So how can we give help and provide advice without putting the relationship under pressure?
This is part of our series of videos on The Metagame. Watch Ellie’s introduction to the metagame.
The tips in this video are taken from Ellie’s book, The Board Game Family: Reclaim your children from the screen.
I’ve noticed my Grandaughter (aged 3) likes learning to play and ‘play on’ with;
The loosest term’ the piano with Granny’. She shows some of the traits in your topics: like sharing parental advice on electronic selection(s), and her favourite tunes / easier switch locations set on the piano! Also she’s still learning games and sharing toys (not so well), with her 1yr.2month old brother so maybe 3 is a little early but toys with game elements like matching jigsaw patterns colours and sounds are a good start point?