Games for 6- to
12-Year-Olds
P A R T F O U R
T
he ages of six through twelve are a time when
children are leaving the
little kid’s world and starting to try on some of the skills they will need
for their adulthood. In
school they are reading, writing, developing their
math skills, learning more about the wider world, and socializing. Because this
is the age when children are becoming increasingly
aware of being part of a
much larger world than their family and neighborhood, they are also more
aware of their ability to fit into this world. They are
noticing which skills they
have and perhaps experiencing some anxiety about the skills they don’t have.
As we know from our own experience, anxieties directly
affect our ability to
pay attention.
The games in this part of the book help children develop needed skills,
such
as reducing anxieties, managing time, noticing details, engaging in hob-
bies, increasing
dexterity, reading maps, and even reading faces. Yet kids are
still kids, so these games teach grown-up skills in a
fun way that will appeal to
their child’s heart.
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