THIS GAME IS GOOD FOR KIDS WHO NEED HELP WITH:

Planning

Developing a systematic approach for setting and achieving goals.

Success in Candy Crush Saga is nearly impossible without the use of Planning skills. Each level allots a maximum number of moves that players can use to achieve the level's objectives. Therefore, players must skillfully pick their moves in such a way that facilitates the quickest means of achieving the goals. In levels where all jelly must be eliminated, for example, players have to examine the grid and look for the best sequence of moves that eliminates jellies as quick as possible. The best moves will get rid of multiple jellies as once and thus reduce the need to use unnecessary/extra moves. Players will benefit from thinking ahead before using special candies as well, as they can help to move multiple candies at once. Candy Crush Saga makes it far too easy for players to fail a level without making smart and calculated moves. Additionally, players only get 5 lives, which they must wait thirty minutes for just one to replenish. Lack of planning can cause players to use their lives too quickly and thus get considerably less game time and fun.

Flexibility

Adapting and adjusting to changing conditions and expectations.  

The game offers five different game modes that require players to continually re-think their strategies. For example, the same approach to "Jelly" levels where players eliminate jellies does not translate to "Ingredient" levels, where players have to deliver a specified number of ingredients to the delivery point before running out of moves. Alternatively, "Candy Order" levels switch to collection of specific candies. Even within game modes, levels show much variability and continually present players with different predicaments to overcome. For example, some Jelly levels have locked jellies that cannot be eliminated until they are unlocked by a specific color and then cleared. Players have to allow their minds to play with using different strategies to approach the varying challenges. If they do not, they risk becoming stuck on a certain strategy or small handful of strategies that cannot work for all levels. This is a problem, considering players cannot skip a level. In order to continually progress in the game each level must be completed before the next is unlocked, which highlights the great importance of using Flexibility skills.