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Playing gives them somewhere else to look while they answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCBTrail draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, the same practical ideas therapists use to help children connect thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Here they are built into a game the family plays together at the kitchen table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo to five players, 30 to 50 minutes. Move along the trail, meet what the trail throws at you, and answer the card you draw. 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Where a child lands decides what they are asked about, whether that is something that already happened, something happening now, or something they hope for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat structure does something useful. Children who cannot answer \"how are you feeling?\" can often answer \"what is something you did last year that you are proud of?\" The board gives the question a reason to exist, and the answer arrives without a fuss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCBTime draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, the practical ideas therapists use to help children link what they think to what they do. It plays like Snakes and Ladders, so most children already know the rules before you explain them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo to six players, 30 to 50 minutes. Roll, move, land in a zone, answer the card. 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Getting a tree in the ground means answering a question or taking on a task first, so the game rewards children who are willing to have a go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is real strategy here, which matters more than it sounds. A child playing to win is concentrating on the game, not on the fact that they are talking about how they feel. The trees are the point as far as they are concerned. The rest arrives on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCBTrees draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, the same practical ideas therapists use to help children connect thoughts, feelings and behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo to four players, 20 to 40 minutes. Answer, complete, plant. Count the trees at the end. 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Children respond to what they see, vote on each other's answers, and end up explaining themselves without being interrogated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe voting tokens matter more than they look. A child who has to decide which answer they agree with is thinking about someone else's reasoning, which is most of what understanding other people amounts to. It also means quieter players stay involved when it is not their turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCBTrip draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, the practical ideas therapists use to help children put feelings into words and think about them more flexibly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo to six players, 20 to 40 minutes. Move, draw, respond to the illustration, and vote. 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