Math skills also get exercised. In the case of Scrabble, spelling and language skills are honed. She adds that while video games are two-dimensional, board games are three dimensional like the real world. For proper development, playing with three-dimensional games is vital. Board games also give parents great opportunities to model and instill values of good sportsmanship.
Board games result in winners and losers, and children get to see how to handle that.
Letting the little ones win all the time isn't teaching a realistic life lesson, she adds. Showing them how to be gracious losers is far more valuable. But what really counts as much as or more than the game itself or the skill involved is the time spent together as a family doing something fun. With schedules sending Mom, Dad, brother, and sister often running in different directions, the chance to have one another's undivided attention for a period of time is priceless. Playing board games together allows parents to relive a little of their childhoods and do something that's just plain fun.