Therapy Games for Kids Age 7-14 to Develop Awareness of Thoughts, Emotions & Behaviors, Improve Social Skills, Coping Skills and Enhance Self Control, 15-Games-in-1. Updated Version 2024

I am a school psychologist, and I used this to implement as an activity with my elementary aged students. I really like that the game has many different activities within the game and ways to play with a student individually or within a group. I like that the events are age appropriate and my students always get excited to play the games. The games address identifying and processing emotions in a hands on way. I also like that the board and it's pieces are colorful and also include diverse illustrations that represent different races and cultures. I read previous reviews, it seems that in the past the illustrations were more eurocentric, but I am happy that many of my students can identify with the current character illustrations used in the games. I plan to use this game for many years to come.

My coworkers and I enjoyed unboxing the game. It is so well organized and engaging. My colleagues and I immediately started discussing which students we would introduce to the game first. It was clearly made with students in mind. The versatility of the games and the different levels in which to play allow us to use the game with a broad range of ages and abilities. The students seem to enjoy playing the games and have requested to play. Overall, highly recommended. I can see this game being a mainstay in my practice.

Playing this game was a lot of fun for our worrying kid. She enjoyed playing with it and felt it really helped her to face some of the issues she's struggling with. This is what she had to say about it: "Playing CBT is a fun and creative way that helped me understand how I feel and behave in certain ways, and what I should think or do to about that. I enjoyed Playing CBT not just because of its helpful content, but also because it's aesthetic presentation and packaging that made me want to play it. I appreciated the clear and well-thought instructions and the nice look and feel of the game pieces. It helped me be able to fully understand what the game is trying to teach me. Also, I enjoyed that Playing CBT is actually a variety of games in one box. The different games address different issues that may suit different kids, each kid with what he or she needs to address. I think Playing CBT is a fun, creative, well-thought out and effective way to teach and help kids like me to understand themselves better and to do something positive about it. I highly recommend it."

This is a must for CBT practitioners. Kids honestly love this and there are many ways to play. You can use it in-person, but also just use the cards for telehealth. I love this when talk gets a little slow.

I really love this game for use with my clients. I’m a social worker in private practice setting and I work with people of all different ages. This game has been great to teach some of my little ones emotions and the relationships between emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. I’ve even used it a few times with younger teenagers. The pictures throughout the game boards and cards have a lot of diversity with kids of many different ethnicities and cultures being represented. A lot of the games are adaptable and I’ve even managed to figure out a way to play some of them virtually with some of my occasional virtual kiddos. I do think there are a few issues with the game, which are mostly editing issues. There are some typos and/or errors in a few of the instructions sections, there are several instances where the skin tone of a kid’s head is very different from their skin tone on their arms and neck, and most notably, the picture on the Emotion Board for the emotion “despair” has a picture of a kid smiling and does not match up with that emotion. I’ve attached a few pictures that show the errors. I also have had trouble getting the little playing pieces to stay in their holders, so I usually use playing pieces from different games instead of the ones provided in the game. I’ve had this game for about 6 months now and even using it several times a week with kids of all different ages, it’s held up very well. Aside from the issues I mentioned above, I do think this is a great, high quality game. The price was a little more than I would typically spend on a game like this, but given that the game was created by a small company, and that you get so many games out of it, I definitely think it was a good purchase.

Second time buying this game! This time for a parent to play with my client. He has responded to it so well in the clinic that we thought he would benefit from use with mom at home. Love this game!!!! Helps our clients be aware of their thoughts, emotions and behavior. The children are able to identify an event, share their feelings and ultimately find a more positive solution and hopefully reshape behavior. Teaches coping skills and self control to many of our clients! There are so many ways to play this game that it feels different to the children every time!!! They are excited to not just play but help each other. I recommend it to anyone working with children ! Really has been a game changer !

Playing CBT has been a huge hit with the kids I work with. There are instructions for many different games you can play, and you can easily make up your own to meet a specific kid's needs. A lot of the situations on the events cards are about things that might happen at school, which works for most kids but requires some adaptation for homeschooled kids. The blank cards and wipe-clean marker make it easy to come up with alternatives for whatever reason. The person who complained about a lack of diversity must have an older version of the game. The one I bought in 2019 has kids with a wide range of skin tones and facial features. I work with a diverse group of kids, and they've all found somebody they think looks at least a little like them.

This game is a great idea but a lot more complicated then I thought it would be. I'm a seasoned therapist and have not yet played it when attempting with the child because I will need to go over and find detail since it's more complicated