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Games for Psychologically Affected Children

Many children suffering from psychological problems may feel left out of playing games. But there are different games that psychologically affected children can play to have fun and to learn something too. These games can be played in the classroom or at home along with parents, friends and siblings.

Memory Games
- Many children with disabilities have a hard time focusing and remembering certain things. To have fun and to improve memory function, children can play memory games. These games include pairs of tiles that are exactly alike. With all the tiles are flipped over so that the words or patterns on them are invisible, one child unflips two tiles to try and make a match. The children, in groups of up to four, take turns trying to remember where each different tiles are to make a match. These inexpensive games can be found at any toy store or educational store.
Single-Switch Games
- Single-switch games are games that require only one button or mouse click to play. Because the actual task uses only one button, even children with more severe psychological problems can learn how to play correctly and have fun while doing so. You may find that many computer games are single-switch games already, requiring only the left mouse for play. There are also other gaming systems that you can purchase, even systems that use eye-blink motion as the "one button," to ensure that your children or students can all enjoy some fun.
Human Mirror
- The human mirror is a way to relax children and to help them understand body movement. Have two children stand in front of one another, face to face. One child will move his arm, head, hands, legs, or feet, while the other child tries to imitate his exact movements. This relaxing game can also serve as a great way to get kids active and stretching while having fun. On a nice day, take the kids outside to perform the human mirror.
Nature Scavenger Hunt
- Use nature to help the children identify different colors. On a handout, write down or draw different colors that you'd like the children to find. They can team up in pairs to help one another find different colors in nature. Give each child a brown paper bag to collect their findings. Once inside the classroom, you can give each child the opportunity to have a "show and tell" with the items they have collected in their bags.

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