Families live in a busy world in which time together is often lost in the buzz of activity. Family bonding time is important to maintain close relationships.
In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, belonging and love needs are the third tier.
These needs are fulfilled by friends and intimate relationships.
Board games provide the opportunity to gather families and friends together, across generations, to connect, compete and have a great time together. Soft skills are a crucial piece of forming successful relationships.
If children lack the social and behavior skills necessary for positive play, they can resort to challenging behaviors to convey the messages they are attempting to get across.
Building positive relationships is a key component in positive interactions with children. Forming positive relationships allows children to feel accepted, encourages respect and empathy among children and adults, and helps build a supportive environment for learning and connecting.
Family communication is an important slice of the successful family pie. Without it, a family is not able to effectively interact or problem-solve as a unit.
Communication is not only achieved by speaking, but by listening.
Effective listening can show care and compassion to another while also building trust.
Positive communication is a subconscious trust-building action. Positive body language and movements, facial expressions, and eye contact are examples of nonverbal communication.
If positive communication, whether it is verbal or nonverbal, is not present among family members, conflict is likely.
Strong family relationships are built by families who enjoy spending time with one another and exhibit successful communication.
Board games allow families to create a foundation for trust and, ultimately, long-lasting relationships.
It is important for parents, grandparents, and other family members to find a way to carve out time to spend together as a family. Each time family members positively interact with one another it builds and strengthens the bond between them.
Board games foster that face-to-face interaction needed to connect deeply with each other and to develop the other traits of strong families.
