da Vinci's Room Don't Go Bananas - A CBT Therapy Game for Kids to Work on Controlling Strong Emotions - Counseling Games, Therapy Toys, Social Skills Games for Kids

Great game for young children having difficulty expressing and coping with feelings

Great tool for my social work office. Best for kindergartners and first graders!

I highly recommend this game for anyone who works with or has children. It is great for learning and discussing emotional regulation skills without being overly therapeutic. It engages the players in conversation which encourages sharing experiences and ideas as well as listening skills along with the normal turn taking and winning aspects of a regular card game. I took off a star because the rules aren’t well written and the creators gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. This game definitely lends itself to house rules.

Excellent product for therapy sessions with young patients! I use this daily!

I got this for my behavior and social skills class and the students love earning time to play this game! I love that its not only engaging for kids, but also perfect for many of the topics we cover. I will say it does take some higher level reading, so if your kiddos are still at a lower reading level they will need assistance playing; It is ideal for a small-group setting. The rules of the game can also take some time getting used to, between both children and adults, however, I don’t feel as though it is any more difficult than other card games. Overall, it makes the teachers and students a little happier, so I would say it is a win!

I’ve used this a handful of times with children and young teens in therapy. The game rules are a bit vague and the functionality of the game isn’t great. The questions are repetitive. But it’s a good intro to CBT through game play.

This is a great game to get children engaged in conversation about feelings and their response to feelings. It's competitive enough to keep them engaged while not being too intense to focus on processing feelings. Highly recommend!

When I started reading the instructions, I was worried the game might be a little difficult to sit through (we all have ADHD and/or ASD). Once we started playing, it was actually pretty easy and ends up being a great tool for getting to know each other, our selves, our feelings, etc! We made it through the game, and used the cards again later for prompting (questions), and look forward to playing again!

After looking through the deck and how the game would be used, it's immediately apparent that this just wouldn't work for any child from whom direct conflict causes distress, which in many cases is that causer of the visible "strong emotions" with which this games seeks to assist. CBT can be useful for the right person in the right context. This game however is simply too confrontational, more akin to aversion therapy wherein the child is repeatedly forced to face the things that causes distress until, hopefully, they become immune to it. Wholly unsuitable for asd/pda and therefore returned to amazon.

Great game for helping kids talk about their feelings. I use at school