Fun Parenting Games

Parenting games can be particularly useful for new parents. Parenting presents a world of challenges. Playing games that help with these challenges can be both fun and effective for helping new parents learn ways of approaching the basics of parenting, as well as how to cope with issues that commonly arise.

  1. Online Parenting Skills Games

    • There are several websites that present a number of parenting games online. These games include parent word finds that help parents identify and define words and phrases that reinforce parenting ideas. There are also arcade style games that such as Nicole's Mommy Challenge, which is designed to help familiarize new mothers with challenges associated with parenting. These online games place parenting skills and goals at the forefront of the challenges designed to teach some of the important principles of parenting, especially to those unfamiliar with what being a parent entails.

    Baby Parenting games

    • There are numerous parenting games that are useful for parents who have a baby. Peek-a-Boo, Mommy see Mommy Do, and Patty Cake are traditional parenting games that have been used for decades to entertain babies while providing interactive time between parents and very young children. These games can help new parents not only interact with their children, but help children with early-stage learning and help prepare them for things like separation anxiety in later stages.

    Mandala

    • Mandala is a role-playing board game that helps teach parenting skills to new and struggling parents. Players cope with true-life parenting experiences by throwing dice and moving through the various stages of their child's development. Points are awarded for coping correctly with problems. Players are encouraged to suggest alternatives to parent-child interactions as the game progresses. Mandala is often used in parenting class and counseling situations.

    Role Playing for Teens

    • Parenting games can be an effective way to teach teens how difficult being a parent can be. Role-playing parenting games are used most often. Some schools even assign a "baby" to teens; it cries and requires attention. Teens are graded on how well they cope with taking care of their "babies." Role-playing can also be an effective way to teach teens the enormous responsibilities of parenthood. Parents can switch roles with their children for a day, just to allow children to see what being a parent entails.

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