But video games can be more than that.
If youre stuck on how, Miner suggests doing some research online.
Here, Miner shares some of the best video games that can help make your kids better problem solvers.
Another problem solving lesson these games can teach is how to use failure productively.
If your character dies falling off a cliff, you find another strategy to avoid that fatal error.
This game is also a good example of teaching problem-solving in regards to resource allocation, she says.
Games for older kids (over 10)
Fortnite
Yes,Fortnite.
The most commonly cited skill to be learned is the value of cooperation.
Players are more likely to survive and succeed by working together.
Success and survival are also enhanced when kids are able to solve problems on the fly.
Like inMinecraftssurvival mode, players need to find shelter, loot, and weapons, all while evading enemies.
The game rewards cooperative play and its widely regarded as being insanely fun.
Players must make decisions for noble hero Link to survive in an enormous open world.
Writes Chad Sapieha ofCommon Sense Media: A storm in the distance?
Better store anything made of metal, lest Link risk getting struck by lightning.
A mountain in your way?
No need to go around.
All players need to guide them is common sense and a curiosity to seek and discover.
