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This is a blog about the art of helping the children in our lives realize their potential and use their gifts, especially those children who may not move as well, the “crasher banger” kids, the shy types, and those picked last for ball games. It’s about seeing beyond the surface to discover who our children are and helping them shine. We’ll discuss how children grow and learn, how they move and use their senses, and why they do things like spin in circles until they fall down. Mostly it’s about all of us taking a step back and seeing each other for who we really are. That’s a tall order. We’re complex creatures. Let’s begin.

June 06, 2013

Rethinking Video Games

June 06, 2013/ Moira Sullivan

Could video games actually be used for something other than sending upset fowl flying through the air or building make-believe pets that then have to be cared for? In this article at KQED.org, the author makes a compelling case for why the right kind of video came can be a useful tool in helping our children learn how to think: http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/02/how-computer-games-help-children-learn/

It seems that, if used properly, computer games can be a way to expand critical thinking and reasoning skills. Now if I could only get past the Pigs in Space level on the other game...

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