101 more life skills games for children: Ages 9 through 15

“What, really, are life skills? Aside from the practical skills required for getting on in life, children need to develop social and emotional skills in order to be- come well-adjusted adults. These skills are the focus of this book. In particular, the games in this book and in 101 Life Skills Games for Children (for children aged 6–12) are designed to foster competence and aware- ness in the following areas: self-awareness, self-regulation of emotions, active listening, verbal and nonverbal communication, collaboration with others in pairs and larger groups, and observing and understanding other people’s feelings. These are essential skills, the building blocks of a successful life. Participating in the games in this book in class or at a camp will help a child to develop at an early age.”
Excerpt from the preface of the book.

We used to learn a lot of our life skills simply growing up in our community. Our interactions at home, in school and in the playground thought us a lot usually subliminally or by example. Its recognised these days as informal learning. Nowadays though gadgets are taking up much of the social time kids would otherwise have in modern cities all over the world which is fuelling the worry of a generation that have shallow interaction skills with other people and impatience with real world situations.

If you are looking for ideas in helping your kid with even rudimentary skills like how to express their thoughts and feelings with intelligence and consideration or how to work with others or you or what relationships are what better way is that than to play games that teach these things. 101 more life skills games for children does the creative thinking for teachers and parents by outlining games that can be played in groups or pairs to help kids gain these skills. In an increasingly busy world this book can a blessing to have especially if you are wondering what to do with your kid during the weekends or free time.

The games are divided into categories–I Games, You Games, We Games. I am looking forward to use many of these games to play with my daughter and her cousins as they grow up. Keeps them busy, unsticks them from the digital glue and frees up my time too.