Emotional growth is an extremely important part of a child's development, allowing them to develop the skills needed to cope with life's challenges. One of these is learning how to cope with failures or setbacks in a healthy manner. Studies have shown that excessive exposure to gadgets may hinder children's emotional regulation due to a lack of socialization and encourage drastic outbursts such as tantrums.
Experts say that it's important to give children a suitable outlet for their energy and innate competitiveness, and one of the best ways to do that is through sports, which create a structured opportunity for socialization and instruction. One such sport is chess, which has seen a surge in popularity among young people in recent years, thanks in part to a hit series that brought it to the forefront of pop culture. Due to the fact that chess can easily be played online, it was also the perfect game to play during the COVID lockdowns in 2020.
