Why It’s Good For Children to Solve Sudoku

Team Solve believes there are lots of reasons why solving is good for children’s developing minds.  Many parents know that a focus on sourcing good mental stimulation is as important as consistently good nutrition for their child’s optimal health.  Solving Sudoku offers many benefits for young and growing brains.  In this blog, we take a closer look at just a few:-

Solving Sudoku Teaches Good Skills in a Fun Way

• Solving Sudoku is a great starting point to learn quick recall of numbers, symbols, patterns, even theories.  This can build rational thought and can help to develop an organized thinking process.
• Solving Sudoku requires children to remember which numbers are possible digits for a particular cell.  This can help improve memory skills in young emerging minds.
• Solving Sudoku requires logical thinking and an ability to make quick decisions.  Since there is only one correct answer for the digit in each cell, children learn to confidently make a choice.  This type of activity can help advance problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• While solving, children may need to block out what’s going on around them (siblings, noises and distractions) and learn how to draw on calmness.  This can help teach patience and focus.

Solving Sudoku Reduces Screen Time

• Solving Sudoku occupies children and  entertains them simultaneously – that’s a win-win for everyone
• Some sudoku puzzles are quick to solve, but some take quite a bit of time.  The Solve collections include seven Sudoku in three levels.  The weekly Solve collection will provide screen-free activity so children’s minds are engaged with pencil and paper.
• As children learn to play Sudoku, their minds are continually asking two questions:  “which one” and “where”?  When they learn to ask these questions, they learn to think a little deeper.
• As a family, you can turn the solving Sudoku activity into a hobby.  Once children discover that they will quickly progress as they improve their speed and thinking patterns, they can compete with friends to see who can solve the quickest.

Sudoku is a challenging and quick-thinking numbers game that promotes logic, memory and decision making with pencil and paper.  These are just some of the benefits of solving Sudoku, as well as providing an alternative to tablets, laptops, television and phones.  Consider a Solve subscription for your family.  Visit here for our latest offers to get started.  Let’s solve!