| There are countless accounts of online games and | | | | especially tough issues. Girls practice chatting with |
| websites that draw in children and cause them some | | | | others around the world who love the games in a |
| sort of harm or at least concern parents on some | | | | safe environment. This is especially true of sites that |
| level. However, there is one game that should not | | | | require registration or a paid membership to keep |
| cause even an ounce of concern for parents. Dress | | | | some of the posers out. |
| up games are a powerful way for girls to play and | | | | Dress Up Games Teach Literacy |
| there are more than a few lessons to be learned | | | | Not only do the dress up games teach fashion, they |
| from these simply complex fashion games. | | | | also teach literacy of a kind. Many of the gaming |
| Dress Up Games and Creativity | | | | websites feature contests for girls to create their |
| Psychologists now believe that creativity is, in fact, a | | | | own dolls and then share the inspiration or a story |
| learned skill. It is something that comes easily to | | | | about the creation. These contests are voted on by |
| toddlers and young children but is leached out of us | | | | other members encouraging both heavy writing and |
| as we age unless it is explicitly taught on some level. | | | | heavy reading online. Reading through stories and |
| Fashion games on line make it a point to draw | | | | descriptions by others can serve as examples and |
| creativity out of children through decisions, colors and | | | | inspiration for stories of their own making the doll |
| backgrounds. For every doll that is created, the | | | | websites a breeding ground of creative writers. |
| young artist must also plan her story and rationale. | | | | Dress Up Games Maximize Technology Skills |
| Giving this much thought to design is a perfect way | | | | Students are expected to learn various technology |
| for children to retain and learn new forms of | | | | skills over the course of their schooling. Playing games |
| creativity. | | | | at home is actually a fine way to practice these skills |
| Dress Up Games and Social Skills | | | | and to help young players learn new terms. Many of |
| Parents worry about their children socializing online | | | | the terms used in creating fashion plates of dolls are |
| and with good reason. A great deal of harm can | | | | similar or the same as those required by the |
| befall a young person online if they are unmonitored | | | | technology standards taught in school. Pixels and |
| and untrained in how to appropriately respond to | | | | images, for example are simply a language your child |
| social websites and situations. Fortunately, online | | | | will need to learn and be fluent in before she |
| games for girls prove to be an exacting training | | | | graduates. Learning it outside of class is certainly a |
| ground perfect for these lessons. Forums and | | | | benefit. |
| discussion boards discuss dolls and fashion, not | | | | |