{"id":9830,"date":"2026-06-02T15:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%9e%d7%a9%d7%97%d7%a7%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%9c%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%97-%d7%92%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%a9\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:43:00","slug":"games-for-flexible-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/games-for-flexible-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Games for Flexible Minds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9830\" class=\"elementor elementor-9830 elementor-5456\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0212251 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0212251\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f4a09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6f4a09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb4d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bb4d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Home Page <\/span><\/a>\\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/about-the-children-and-youth-unit\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Children and Youth Unit<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) Games for Flexible Minds<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb2862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbb2862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cognitive Flexibility: Games for Flexible Minds<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5879ed4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5879ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550fade e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550fade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f7f47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26f7f47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81301f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c81301f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a dynamic and changing world, the ability to think outside the box and adapt to changes is not just an advantage\u2014it is an essential tool for success in life.<\/p><p>We have collected simple and fun family games for brain training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f095149 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f095149\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a82855 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a82855\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#games-area\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf2d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddf2d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s play now<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106c04e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"106c04e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#research-area\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134f223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"134f223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why is this important?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e7d9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1e7d9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfbe68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dfbe68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e815921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e815921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Play as a tool for brain training<\/h2><p><strong>The most natural, effective, and enjoyable way to cultivate this skill is through intentional and fun play. Play allows children a safe environment for trial and error, where \u201cmistakes\u201d are actually opportunities for learning. When the rules change or when a new use is required for a familiar object, we train the brain to \u201cthink outside the box\u201d and develop new thought pathways.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197d40c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197d40c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The activities presented here, suitable for children from preschool age to the whole family, are intended precisely for this purpose. They require us to pause our automatic response for a moment, perform a mental \u201crule switch,\u201d and choose a new behavior. We invite you to use them to give yourselves and your children the cognitive tools that will help them cope with everyday challenges with resilience and creativity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac47d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fac47d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c7152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2c7152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before starting the activities, remember: the enjoyment and shared discussion are more important than the result. Encourage the children to try, to think out loud, and to accept \u201cfailures\u201d as a natural and amusing part of the learning process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c747286 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c747286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"research-area\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf9c82 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbf9c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How does cognitive flexibility help us in daily life?<\/h2><p>Click on the age group to see how this skill affects life<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1471bc e-n-tabs-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"f1471bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;enable&quot;,&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"252998076\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2529980761\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2529980761\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2529980761\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udc76 \\(\\space\\) For Children and Youth\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2529980762\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2529980762\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2529980762\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcbc \\(\\space\\)  For adults\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2529980761\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2529980761\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-1d68ad2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d68ad2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c4869 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39c4869\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b629489 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b629489\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a0578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a0578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-shield-halved\"><\/i>\u00a0Mental Resilience and Frustration Prevention<\/h3><p>Allows children to cope with setbacks and disappointments without giving up. Instead of getting stuck on a loss or a plan that didn\u2019t work out, they learn to try a different course of action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61986d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61986d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d16ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80d16ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-puzzle-piece\"><\/i>\u00a0Alternative Problem Solving<\/h3><p>The ability to see a familiar object in a new way. For example, seeing a simple box not just as a storage container, but also as a hat, a car, or an imaginary fortress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5b2a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c5b2a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a03a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a03a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrows-spin\"><\/i>\u00a0Adaptation to Changes<\/h3><p>Helps children accept surprising changes in their daily schedule, switch game rules on the fly, and cooperate easily in group games.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2529980762\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2529980762\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2913a44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2913a44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca2dce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aca2dce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc1708 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccc1708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a723e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a723e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-briefcase\"><\/i>\u00a0Career Flexibility<\/h3><p>The ability to abandon a project in which many resources have been invested in favor of a new and more effective direction as soon as new data arrives showing that the previous path failed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1748f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd1748f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26feef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26feef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-brain\"><\/i>\u00a0Creative Decision Making<\/h3><p>Avoiding automatic responses and changing deep-seated thinking patterns and old habits when we are exposed to new objective information in a dynamic reality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b3a5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7b3a5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe5b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe5b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-heart\"><\/i>&nbsp;Attentive and Mindful Parenting<\/h3>\nManaging an open dialogue with the children, encouraging thinking out loud, and accepting \u201cmistakes\u201d and \u201cfailures\u201d as a natural, healthy, and even amusing part of the learning process.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c991274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c991274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"games-area\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a98ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a98ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Game suggestions:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a966a88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a966a88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8304822 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8304822\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c74fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c74fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 40px;\">\ud83e\udde9<\/div><h3 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-textdark mb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Box Stone<\/h3><p class=\"text-sm text-textlight mb-6 flex-grow\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Discovering changing secret rules and flexible problem solving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6aadd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e6aadd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/box-stone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35d3fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b35d3fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d812132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d812132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4\" style=\"font-size: 40px; text-align: center;\">\ud83d\udd04<\/div><h3 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-textdark mb-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Reverse Thinking<\/h3><p class=\"text-sm text-textlight mb-6 flex-grow\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Self-control and changing automatic responses in 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