Self-Control Game

Self-Control Game

This game teaches children how to exercise self-control in academic and social situations. It addresses 24 specific traits and behaviours classified as impulsive, inattentive, or hyperactive.

As they move around the game board and respond to questions on game cards, they learn how to change maladaptive behaviour. A Children’s Behaviour Control Inventory (included) helps you select game cards that focus on a given child’s particular needs.

This game is an ideal way to apply cognitive-behavioural techniques to impulsive or hyperactive behaviour. If you treat children who daydream, fidget, or act without thinking, try the Self-Control Game.

Self-Control Workbook

A companion to the Self-Control Game, this workbook gives children practice in using positive self-statements and problemsolving techniques to control their behaviour. Exercises teach student how to think before thy act, how to prepare themselves for interruptions, how to credit themselves for success and effort, and how to empathize with peers who find their hyperactive behaviour irritating.

The written “homework” assignments in this workbook can be used to extend the benefits of therapy.

Self-Control Skits DVD

If you're working with teens or preteens who have problems with impulsivity, distractibility, or ADHD, this DVD is a great way to stimulate genuine behavior change. Skits performed by kids illustrate negative, and then positive, reactions to real-life situations. The dramatic contrast between "how not to" and "how to" never fails to provoke viewer involvement and discussion.

The skits focus on distractions, following directions, persisting, following rules, speaking before thinking, acting without thinking, fidgeting, disrupting and interrupting. Each of the DVD's 8 sections serves as the basis for hours of discussion, written assignments, and role play. This DVD is often used in conjunction with The Self-Control Game. DVD, 30 minutes. Ages 10 to 16.