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Monthly Archives: June 2017

In yesterday’s post, I ended with Jose and Gonzalo sharing the VR and AR presentations. After their presentation we had a short 15 minute break. During this break I made small talk with whoever wasn’t on social media or getting refreshments. Again, many kids wanted to work in gaming and […]

Wait- We’re supposed to work for ourselves? Not the money?

June 14, 2017 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries by Irma Barcena

children in trouble — This is the latest in our series on behavior problems. You can find the previous post here and if you want to start at the beginning, go here. The previous post focused a bit more on children with disabilities, with advice about picture boards and sign language. However, many strategies […]

3 MORE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS

June 14, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

Kid playing making camp — Today, I saw the umpteenth tweet that linked to another article with a variation of a “Getting Girls to Like Math” post, and for the love of God, enough is enough. I am so tired of hearing how girls don’t like math. Or how they don’t gravitate toward it. Or don’t […]

Stop Telling Girls They Don’t Like Math

June 14, 2017 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing by Maria Burns Ortiz

AR kitten — Yesterday we had the honor of giving the inside scoop of what we do at 7 Generation Games. Our guests from New Earth consisted of a group of teens and several staff. What better way to begin a presentation than with food? And so the meeting began with pizza and […]

How many pizzas does it take to feed 14 teens?

June 13, 2017 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries by Irma Barcena

kids with cookies and cereal all over the bed — This is the latest in our series on behavior problems. You can find the previous post here and if you want to start at the beginning, go here. When children are frustrated by tasks that are too difficult Slow down: If you believe the child is acting out, for example, […]

Preventing Behavior Problems

June 13, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

screaming child — As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are a few reasons young children may have behavior problems, and one of these is it gets them away from things they don’t want. When I taught junior high school, I had one student who was generally pretty good (I taught in […]

Behavior Problems That Get Children Away From What They Don’t ...

June 12, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

kids playing — Yesterday, we talked about how sometimes behavior problems in young children are very logical, in that the child is getting what he or she wants. Ryan wants to have a turn playing on a trampoline, going down the slide or using other equipment. When he hits the other children or […]

Stopping Behavior Problems that Get Children What They Want

June 11, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

It’s the end of the week and that means that it’s time for the Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie comes from our game Spirit Lake and it is clip art from the game. The clip art is of a baby in a papoose, which is a child carrier. You can view […]

Freebie Friday: Spirit Lake – Clip Art

June 10, 2017 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

boy yelling — Why is the child in this picture yelling? And, is it a problem? Is it his problem or someone else’s? He is yelling because he wants his mother to hear him over the sound of the other children playing, and his mother is several yards away. It may drive his […]

Behavior Problems that Get Children What They Want (and what ...

June 9, 2017 in Educational Resources / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from November 22, 2015 “This is not an abandoned blog“ that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Years ago, a friend of mine was in college and had an old, […]

Throwback Thursday – This is not an abandoned blog

June 8, 2017 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

AnnMaria and Irma read the recent game suggestions we received from our users. Watch the video to find out some of the suggestions and our reactions! Want to send us game suggestions and give snarky comments on them? Comment below!

Zombie Game Suggestions?

June 8, 2017 in 7GenGames by Irma Barcena

child bathing — Although our site has a section, “Educational Resources”, it’s obvious, but not always acknowledged, that teachers aren’t the only educators. Always true, but particularly if you have a child with a disability, parents and siblings can be crucial in the education of their family member. Where do we start? There […]

Families and Disability: Behavior Problems of Young Children

June 8, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars