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A Parent
on Yahoo Asks:
"Any Moral Games Out There?"
Does
anyone know of some games that teach moral values??
I
know there are some games out there that child psychologists use as well,
but don't know the names of them. ANY games that teach moral values, like
Honesty, and Respect, and such would be FANTASTIC. Anyone that knows of
some great games for this, I would greatly appreciate it.
Please
don't give me RESPONSEs that you know will NOT help me. This is a VERY important
issue for me. I need games that will help my children with GOOD moral
values. Thank you for your help. :)
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The Nine
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1: when i was little there was a game called mind your manners,
and that was the coolest game EVER, i have no idea how it's played, i
think it was like chutes and ladders but with manner cards that would
be like "you gave up your seat to an old lady! move forward 4 spaces"
or "you didn't return a toy to your friend! go back 3 spaces"I LOVED THAT
GAME
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2: My favorite is one that Warren Buffet played with his kids.
He put a slot machine upstairs in the home and paid his kids their allowance
in quarters. He made back all the money he ever paid them. But boy did they
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3: If you go to a good Christian
book store they have a lot of them- particularly the Family Christian Book
Store line- There's one that's like Scruples (which is a good one itself)
but they have a lot. They even have a card game (like yu gi oh) that is
in this vein, and the artwork is actually pretty cool. |
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4: candyland the bible game |
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5: halo3 |
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6: Chess teaches that there are always benefits/consequenses
[sic] to your decisions. Not really a moral lesson directly. But a good
lesson in planning what you do before you do it. It also shows the benefit
of making sacrifices. It can also demonstrate how some people that you don't
think have potential actually can be very powerful. (When a lowly pawn checkmates
the powerful king for example.) |
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7: Many games could fit into this
without being specifically setting out as a goal to teach morals. Board
games, unlike most video games, allow a personal interaction that requires
the participants to act politely and honestly. They also require respect,
if the player wishes to play board games with other people. In other words,
if you can get a good clean family game - and there are boat loads of them
- then the teaching of many of the values will be automatic, and, if you
are playing along, the values will be from you, not a predefined game set
of do's and don'ts. Board games are a great way to to inculcate social interaction,
respect, and honestly. You teach the right and wrong, it is manifested in
the playing of the game. |
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8: poker,if you teach someone poker and use betting with money.
if you beat them you give them there money back and say dont gambler. teaches
them not to gamble |
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9: maybe u could try to make up ur own game. include principles
that you want ur children to have, and make it fun. hope i helped... btw
halo3 isnt a game that instills morals!!! 2 months ago |
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