You make up a crime, with all characters and different places of action. Your child has to figure out who is the murder by asking you questions and developing the story on its own. This game can be ...

Games-based activities foster active, relaxed learning and collaborative problem-solving. Rebecca Andrew and Sam Chadwick offer guidance on how to design and tailor them to suit a range of needs ...

Many people have the image of video games as socially isolating, if not psychologically addicting. Yet, like my friend Kristin demonstrated when she joined her son in the online game Wizard101 (see ...

t Independence Day is a holiday rich with fireworks, food and fun. For students of all ages, the last two, food and fun, also offer an opportunity to enhance problem-solving skills. This July Fourth, ...

Problem-solving therapy (PST) helps individuals manage stress by breaking down challenges into practical, manageable steps. The aim of the therapy is to help people cope more confidently with ...

Karen "Kat" Schrier receives funding from Templeton World Charity and from the Belfer Foundation for work on games and learning. There is a lot of discussion in the United States about how to help ...

A problem doesn't last a lifetime. But how you deal with it can make it linger for years without resolution. In my studies about the topic, I've identified that, in addition to everything that ...

While you are in a waiting room at doctors, or when your child isn’t sleepy enough you can always play game “I spy with my little eye…”. You imagine one object from the room and you just say the first ...

In my last post (Video Games, Problem-Solving and Self-Efficacy - Part 1), I talked about how games are just one part of the changing media environment that creates new assumptions and expectations ...