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Children love to play games. Games can help children understand difficult concepts and talk about things that bother them. Earthquake in Zipland is a new computer game on the market designed to help children understand, talk about and cope with their parents’ divorce or separation.
Brought to my attention and recommended by colleague Rosalind Sedacca, Earthquake in Zipland is an interactive computer adventure game designed as a quest. The game is earning the praise of counselors and other professionals who work with children coping with divorce. Fun, challenging, creative and attractively designed, it’s a game you and your children can enjoy playing together or that your child can play by himself.
Rosalind and I give Earthquake in Zipland our highest recommendation. Geared for children 7 to 12, the game can help children coping with divorce:
- identify and cope with situations that parallel those they are struggling with in their own lives;
- distance themselves from personal experiences and approach feelings they tend to ignore such as anger, helplessness, blame, shame and loneliness;
- cope with both the separation and fantasy of bringing their parents back together;
- express painful feelings they have not been able to talk about; and
- learn to open up about their feelings in a non-threatening environment
Earthquake in Zipland may be the tool you’ve been looking for to help your children talk with you about the divorce and cope with their feelings. For more information on Earthquake in Zipland and to order, click the link.
