Ages 5+ · Digital Life · Kind and friendly
Playing kindly in games
🔁take turns🤝good game🌬️big breath🔇mute
Play kindly.The big ideaPlay kindly: take turns, say good game. If a player is unkind, tell a grown-up.
How it works
Playing kindly makes games more fun.
Take turns. Say good game. Lose kindly. Win kindly. Help.
If a player is unkind, those words are not about you.
Tell a grown-up. Most games let a grown-up mute or block a player.
Example 1: Losing
- Spike went splat in the mud, and Femi felt cross.
- Femi took a big breath and said, it is just a game.
- Then it was Hana's turn.
Example 2: Winning
- Femi won, and did a tiny happy dance.
- No bragging and no teasing.
- Femi said, good game, Hana!
Example 3: An unkind player
- A player typed something unkind.
- Femi did not type back. Femi told Auntie Lu and showed her the words.
- They found the mute button together.
When a player is unkind.Words to know
- take turns
- A turn each is fair.
- good game
- A kind thing to say, win or lose.
- mute
- Make a player's words go quiet.
Watch out
- Do not grab the tablet. Ask for a turn.
- Do not brag or tease.
- Do not type unkind words back, and do not keep it a secret.
- Nobody has to be mean to play, and it is not your fault.
Try it
- What do you say after a game?
- You feel cross after losing. What helps?
- A player is unkind. What do you do?
- Is teasing someone who lost kind?
Answers: 1. Good game · 2. A big breath · 3. Show a grown-up · 4. No
Try at homeAsk a grown-up to show you how to mute or block a player in a game you play, and find the button together.
For grown-upsFind the mute and block buttons in a game your child plays, and press them together once so it is not new on a hard day.