Now that you know how to teach your child how to share, take turns, and wait, it’s time to play!

Boardgames give plenty of opportunities to build on social and play skills, and can range from 2 player to multiplayer, and many now teach the concept of cooperating as a team to beat the game.

2 player and multiplayer games

• Zingo

• Pop the Pig

• Gobblet Gobblers

• Stack Up

• Hoot Owl Hoot

• Outfoxed

• Shopping List

• Pengoloo

• Feed the Woozle

• Hi Ho Cheery-o

Cooperative Games

• Peaceable Kingdom Race to the Treasure!

• Count your Chickens

• Silly Street

• Friends and Neighbors

• Snug as a Bug in a Rug

• Outfoxed and Hoot Owl Hoot

Playing games can become such a fun aspect of family time, and will help to build on those social and play skills you’ve worked so hard on.

Now, get playing!

Tara Montemurro, MA, LBA, BCBA

Tara is an expert teacher and behavior analyst. As a lifelong educator, she is passionate about using ABA therapy to teach toddlers and preschoolers with autism how to be more independent and communicate more effectively, and giving parents strategies to help prevent tantrums at home.