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We Asked 3 Psychologists the Best Board Game for Families, and They All Said the Same Classic

Dr. Kim Arrington, PsyD, a psychologist with Hackensack Meridian Medical Group, loves board games personally, as well as professionally in her work with families. “So much is happening psychologically while everyone thinks they are simply playing,” Dr. Arrington tells Parade. “Board games exercise cognitive and executive functioning skills. Children have to sustain attention, remember rules, plan ahead, make decisions and wait for their turn.” Depending on the game, she says kids might be able to practice math, language, spatial reasoning or problem-solving. But she believes some of the richest psychological benefits of board games come from social and emotional development.…

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