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Family Time Equals a Better Lifetime!

Tried and true methods for boosting family interaction.

It's true. This simple change can improve family bonding. You have the power to enforce it and help your children grow to their potential. What exactly is it? Before I share it with you, I'd like to remind you about the documented benefits of quality family time.

• Higher academic performance. - Children who spend time together with their parents on average earn better grades than peers who did not.
• Less Likely To Engage In Violence - Youths who have relationships with their parents are 18% less likely to commit an act of violence than others.
• Reduced Emotional Distress - Teens whose parents engage in activities with them are less likely to experience emotional distress than teens without this time.
• Great Emotional Bonding - Families that spend time in leisure activities often have stronger emotional bonds toward one another.

So how can you increase your family time?

One popular option is family game night. It might sound too simple or easy - but the lasting impacts have been proven over and over again. Not only does this add the benefits you just reviewed, but playing games also teaches your children important social skills. Sharing, taking turns, how to be a good winner or loser and patience are just a few.

For a successful game night it is important that guidelines are established and enforced - no interruptions (that means cell phones, PDAs, iPods or TV!) should be permitted. In fact, it is a good idea to turn off all these toys. Consistency helps, whether one night a week or one night a month, routine planning will keep schedules free and clear for the excitement of family night! Now you just need to find fun games everyone can play. One option is Word FRENZY.

If you have played 'spoons' before you know how fun it can be. Now I want you to picture combining the excitement of spoons with the challenge of scrabble mixed together with musical chairs - talk about family fun! To start, a category is chosen from the list and each player is dealt 5 cards. Players begin passing cards to the person on the left as they try to spell a word relating to the chosen category. They must also keep an eye on the FRENZY Prizes in the middle - as soon as the first one is taken, they must frantically try to grab a remaining prize. The player that did not get a prize receives a letter in the prize score on their scorecard. Once someone has spelt FRENZY the game is over and points are tallied up to determine the winner.

Word FRENZY is easy to play - you can get started and play the first round in less than six minutes. Game night is a fun way for families to increase time together and boost the life-long benefits of those interactions. New and innovative games are a great asset to keep family game night fresh on the calendar. Word FRENZY is guaranteed to make your game nights more enjoyable at the cost of less than one family dinner.

Statistics show: Better language skills equals a better lifestyle!

Proven ways to increase your child's vocabulary, reading and communication skills - Guaranteed!

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) show risks and rewards.

The risks:

• 85% of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate.
• 16 - 19 year old girls at the poverty level and below, with below average reading skills, are 6 times more likely to have out-of-wedlock children than their reading counterparts

The rewards:

• Adults who have high-level reading skills make an 81% higher yearly salary than those that lacked basic skills.

What are the benefits of better language skills?

• Faster reading with better comprehension
• Better verbal communication and conversational understanding
• Better analytic and processing skills
• Increased potential for higher education
• Increased job opportunities and higher income

The list could go on and on. One of two things you can be sure of:

• 1) If your child doesn't learn basic language skills it will have a damaging effect on their education and potentially disastrous and permanent effects on their lifestyle.
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• 2) If your child excels at language skills it will positively effect their learning in school, help them avoid detrimental life choices and dramatically increase their opportunity for financial and lifestyle success.

How do children learn?

Scientific research shows children learn vocabulary in two ways; Indirectly and Directly.

Children learn most words indirectly, through everyday experiences; talking, listening and reading. Reading aloud to your children, discussing books and subjects of interest and simply talking to them around the dinner table are all ways to help your child learn vocabulary indirectly.

Direct vocabulary learning refers to learning through specific teaching and instruction. Direct instruction helps students learn difficult words that are not commonly used in their everyday life. It also helps them understand and express complex concepts, gives them the language skills to read, listen and analyze difficult and broad subjects and helps them communicate their higher level thoughts in an effective way.

We live in a diversified and complex world. Good language skills help us navigate through it successfully.

How can you help your children increase their language skills?

One excellent way is to play games with them. Games inspire communication, thought and interaction. An excellent game is Word FRENZY card game. Word FRENZY teaches vocabulary, spelling and word association - how words relate to different subjects and each other - in a fast, fun, non-intimidating way. Word FRENZY card game is so much fun to play, your kids will never think it is an educational game. Best of all, you will have fun playing with them.

Word FRENZY is similar to an old parlor game called "Spoons". If you have never played "Spoons", think of a card game with the energy and excitement of Musical Chairs, only, instead of scrambling for chairs you grab for spoons. Of course, as in musical chairs, there is one less then the number of people playing. The person who misses the spoon would lose the round.

How do you play Word FRENZY?

Word FRENZY has that same energy and excitement of Spoons and musical chairs but uses a special deck of letter cards and a deck of category cards. A category is chosen before each round and then players draw and discard letter cards as fast as they can, searching for letters to spell a four letter word that relates to the category. The first player to get a word grabs a FRENZY Prize from the center of the table. That's the signal to stop looking for letters and just try to grab one of the remaining prizes. Just like with Spoons, there aren't enough to go around, so someone will be left without.

WYou get points for getting the word. You lose points for missing a prize. It's a hilarious, energetic word game that's fun for kids and adults. You can learn to play in just a few minutes and each round takes only five or six minutes to play. It really is education that's fun!

Word FRENZY is 100% satisfaction guaranteed. We are so confident you will love Word Frenzy, if you are not happy, for any reason, send it right back for a prompt and courteous refund. No questions. No excuses.

Don't miss out another day. Help your children improve their language skills while enjoying precious time with them with a fun, energetic game that will have everyone looking forward to playing again. Order your risk-free Word FRENZY card game today!