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MAD SMARTZ TEACHES PRACTICAL ANGER MANAGEMENT, EMPATHY, and SOCIAL SKILLS
MAD SMARTZ: FUN AND EASY GAMEPLAY Enjoy engaging gameplay that boosts social and emotional skills. Mad Smartz helps with anger control, empathy, critical thinking, and conversations. It teaches kids to identify emotions, respond appropriately, and build interpersonal connections. Adults can join to model effective responses.
HOW TO PLAY Played like Uno, Mad Smartz combines cards with questions and tips on anger management, empathy, and social skills. Players race to discard cards while answering questions and learning valuable skills. Tip cards offer deeper insights.
WHO BENEFITS For parents, therapists, teachers, and caregivers:
Counselors: Use in therapy to explore emotions and behaviors.Teachers: Teach anger management, empathy, and communication.Parents: Foster conversations and support child development.
GAME FEATURES 117 cards with questions and tips, 15–45 minutes of play, for ages 6–17, 2–6 players. Build emotional intelligence with Mad Smartz!
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AN INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR PARENTS, PROFESSIONALS, & CHILDREN 
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
TEACH KIDS how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected, and learn that they have choices in how they express their emotions
Colorful, Illustrated Cards
INCLUDES 117 cards, instructions, and tips for each category (anger management, empathy, and social skills). For ages: 6 -17
A Fun and Interactive Design
Extremely easy to learn and put into practice. A game can be played in 15-45 minutes
Organized by focus areas
A PROFESSIONAL’S INTERACTIVE TOOL
Supporting Parents, Therapists, Teachers, and Caregivers: Mad Smartz can be used by counselors and psychologists as a therapeutic tool. In classrooms, teachers can utilize it to impart lessons on anger management, empathy, and social skills to children. The game is a conversational aid to foster connections with children or as an interactive tool for facilitating child development. These cards can serve as adaptable tools for further elaboration or as prompts to generate unique situations.
How to Play
The game is played like the card game Uno. It combines Uno-type cards with questions and suggestions regarding anger management, empathy, and social skills. Players race to get rid of their cards while answering questions and learning skills in these three categories.
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Skills #1
Coping Skills; Problem-Solving
Kids Emotion Cards; Chart
Preschool Feelings Poster
Chores & Time Management
Problem-Solving; Coping Skills
Behavioral Therapy
Emotional Recognition & Coping
Skills #2
Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning
Emotion Recognition & Control
Behavior Management
Social Emotional Learning
Social Skills
Social Emotional Activity
Skills #3
Critical Thinking Skills
Teaches Coping Strategies
Teaches Coping Strategies
Teaches Responsibility
Language Development
Perspective Taking, Empathy
Builds Conversation Skills
Emotional Awareness
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Promotes Social Skills and Emotional Regulation: Mad Smartz, inspired by the card game Uno, addresses crucial issues like Anger Management, Social Skills, Empathy, and more. It’s a versatile tool for children’s emotional development, promoting confidence and cooperation. It combines entertainment with valuable learning opportunities, making it an ideal choice for families, therapy, counseling, or classroom settings.
Beneficial for ADHD / AUTISM TOOL – Designed to benefit children with ADHD or autism, Mad Smartz provides strategies for controlling anger, enhancing social skills, empathy, and more.
Learning in a Fun Way: Through engaging gameplay, Mad Smartz encourages children to respond to questions and review tip cards, fostering social skills and emotional growth in a creative manner. Kids will learn without even realizing it while they play.
Enjoyable Game for All Ages: Ideal for children aged 6 and above, Mad Smartz also offers enjoyable gameplay for teens and adults in groups of two or more. With 104 playing cards, 5 instruction cards, and 8 tip cards, it provides ample opportunities for learning and bonding.
Supports Parents, Teachers, and Therapists: Mad Smartz is designed as a supportive tool for caregivers and educators, assisting children in identifying, processing, and working through various issues such as family changes, trauma, grief, anger, depression, social delays, anxiety, and fears.
Promotes Critical Thinking: Encourages players to think strategically and make thoughtful decisions as they navigate through various scenarios presented in the game, fostering critical thinking skills in a fun and engaging way.
Versatile Application: Designed to be adaptable for different contexts, Mad Smartz can be used as a therapeutic tool to address a wide range of issues such as anger management, social skills, empathy, and more, making it a valuable resource for parents, therapists, counselors, and teachers alike.
Supports Learning and Growth: Helps children develop essential life skills such as communication, problem-solving, emotional regulation, and social competence, while also promoting positive behaviors and self-expression.
Creativity and Expression: Sparks creativity and encourages self-expression as players engage in storytelling, role-playing, and creative problem-solving activities throughout the game, fostering imagination and confidence.
Promotes Positive Relationships: Facilitates positive interactions and connections between players, promoting empathy, cooperation, and understanding, ultimately strengthening relationships and building a sense of community.
Customers say
Customers find the game engaging and fun for middle schoolers. They say it’s a great way to develop social skills and is educational. The cards are thick, laminated, and of good quality.
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candlestik –
Excellent for conversation starters
Even my older teenagers engage during therapeutic sessions. Good questions with guiding prompts
Eric –
Love this!
Itâs just like uno! My 4 year old loves this and plays with his older siblings. Itâs a great way to interact with the kids and starts great conversations
Guest –
Use for social groups
Bought these for social groups. Kids grade 3-5. They really like it. Since it’s like UNO they caught on right away.
Fiona Maw –
Great way to develop skills
Leads to great talking for the children who struggle with these skills with the support of a teacher to scaffold them through.
Shar –
Great Product!! Great Designer!!
This is great game to play with middle schoolers. Good Quality! Thick Cards not flimsy.
Cactus –
Meh
My boys played these and argued in game play. I played with them another time and we found them a little boring. Great concept, but it didn’t hold our interest therefore it couldn’t achieve it’s intended purpose.
yvette johnson –
Great!
This game was simple and easy to teach my 7-year-old grandson. It was engaging and fun!
Renee Vanzandt –
Great game
After covid my son has had a hard time understanding why he feels the way he does and these cards have really helped I would love to get more ga m especially like this I think the government should be shipping them to all the kids for free to fix the pandemic depression and anxiety socal isolated children they have created. Thanks to covid we have so many new issues to work on but these cars are a great help and we really do appreciate who ever made them they are extremely helpful.
AUREA –
Le doy 2 estrellas porque, a pesar de ser un buen juego en cuanto a calidad de materiales y sobre todo contenido (muy completo y buenas las preguntas), el hecho de que se parezcan tanto entre sà 2 de los colores, hace muy incómoda y poco fluida la dinámica del juego.Le escribà al vendedor para reclamar, ya que antes de comprarlo habÃa preguntado al respecto, habiendo leÃdo los comentarios, y me habÃan respondido que ese habÃa sido problema de un lote anterior, pero NO FUE ASÃ. Sin embargo, el vendedor sólo me dio la opción de devolverlo. Obviamente fue un error del fabricante y ahora necesitan vender todos los que tienen en stock.Lo pensé bien y decidà conservarlo porque, insisto, el juego en sà es bueno (lo uso con mis pacientes en psicoterapia), pero cada vez que lo usamos siento esa misma insatisfacción. En fin 🙁