Should You Eat Cookies in the Bathtub? The Behavior/Context Card Game This card game engages kids while helping them understand which behaviors may be appropriate—and which may not—depending upon the situation. Games of varying complexity are tailored to challenge children as they progress. Created by AspergerLife founder Sally Bloch, Phd. For ages 4–12. I couldn’t find a game that engaged kids while helping them understand which behaviors may be appropriate, and which may not, depending upon the situation—so I created one. Singing is fine at a birthday party but not in a library. Eating is permitted in some classrooms, on some occasions—but not all. The judgment as to whether or not a given behavior is appropriate in a given context is apt to vary among families, as well as ethnic and religious groups, and the game permits for this diversity. Teaching the fine points of appropriateness—concepts and problem-solving strategies that come intuitively to some children is the goal of Should You Eat Cookies in the Bathtub? The game consists of two decks: 26 Behavior Cards: (laughing, running, telling a joke, yelling “Hi!”, telling others what to do, etc.) and 26 Context Cards: (recess, classroom, on an airplane, doctor’s office, movies, kitchen, etc.) Many card combinations will stimulate discussion, perhaps of specific instances. Others will almost always be inappropriate regardless of context (“hitting,” for example) and some are appropriate activities you’ll want to reinforce, such as “saying please.” A few may be just silly and fun to laugh over. All good. Instructions with notes on the benefits of the game are included. Should You Eat Cookies in the Bathtub? may be played in three different ways, depending upon the players’ level of knowledge, expressive language, social awareness, and abstract thinking. As the child’s knowledge and capacity to apply that knowledge grows, you can vary the game. For 2–6 players
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