This game is good for kids who need help with:

Planning

Developing a systematic approach for setting and achieving goals.

Dungeon Defenders helps kids practice their Planning skills by requiring them to think ahead. Before a wave of monsters is unleashed, players will be given the opportunity to decide how to use their saved mana, and what types of towers to use. They can also buy upgrades between rounds and choose new armor and equipment to use in battle. Players will fight alongside their towers, so ensuring their character is well equipped is essential to victory.

Organization

Arranging and coordinating materials and activities in order to complete a task. Organizing places or things.

Organization plays a big role in creating a good defense in this game, as players need to strategically place groups of towers in key points on the map. For example, a player may want to place a 'wall tower' in front of two 'projectile towers.' This way, monsters will be blocked by the wall, and will be damaged by the projectiles. Furthermore, monsters enter from certain points on the map, allowing players to cluster together towers in order to cut them off.

Time Management

Being efficient and aware of our use of time and effort. Estimating time and meeting deadlines.

Dungeon Defenders is also a great choice for kids that need to work on their Time Management skills. Between waves of attacking monsters, players will be given an amount of time to create new towers, and repair damaged ones. During this period players must budget their time, and do as much as they can to fortify their defenses before the next wave approaches. Also, players must manage their time while in the 'combat phase,' as the horde ceases to attack after a certain amount of time has passed. Players can build and repair during combat, so they must also learn to manage time spent between fighting and tending to towers.