Relationship
Some communication games for couples to grow closer
Maintain effective communication
•Seeing eye-to-eye
This is a fun game for married couples that nevertheless tells you how to fix communication issues in a relationship and listen to each other attentively.
For this game, you will need either paper and pens or pencils, building blocks such as Lego, or crafty putty such as Playdough.
First, sit back- to -back, leaning on each other or placing two chairs back to -back. Decide who is going to make something first. That person uses the craft materials to make or draw anything they like. It could be a piece of fruit, an animal, a household object, or even something abstract. Anything goes.
When the maker has finished with their creation, they describe it carefully to the other person. Go into much detail about colour, shape, and texture as you can, but do not tell your partner what you are describing.
So it is okay an apple is “round, green, sweet, crunchy and you can eat it,” but you cannot say it is an apple!
The partner who listens uses their craft materials to recreate what is being described as best as they can. Sometimes you will get it just right, and other times you will both be laughing at how far from the mark you are, but either way, you will be practising to listen to each other.
How to fix communication in a relationships?
Help couples learn to listen more intently and speak without judging. Communication activities for married couples assist you in fulfilling this. One of the marriage communication games you can try is the High-Low.
Join together at the end of the day for 30 minutes and share the high and low of your day. When practised regularly, it helps in fixing communication in a relationship and understanding each other more.
•Uninterrupted listening
One of the greatest communication games to play with your spouse is to listen without words.
Set a timer for five minutes and have one partner share on any subject they would like. When the timer goes off, switch, and have the other partner share for five minutes without interrupting.
Effective communication games, such as this one, promotes verbal and non-verbal communication equally.
•Eye- to – eye contact
Silence can sometimes say more than words ever could. The best communication games for married couples, include silence too. If you are looking for fun communication games for couples and are not much of a talker, try this one. Instructions: Silently gaze into each other’s eyes for three- five minutes.
Find a comfortable seat, and try not to break the silence. When the time passes, reflect together on what you experienced.
•Uncommon questions
For your relationship and communication to succeed, you need consistency. Whether it be an hour, once a week or daily check-in, what matters is to keep improving your communication and intimacy.
To be continued…
Aries
You are a warrior by nature, try to balance out your own needs to ensure you do not give all of yourself to another. Give yourself some love, too!
Taurus
Do not fret, the secrets being hidden are not bad and are beneficial to your future. In fact, you will be super happy when they are revealed. Then, you can make strategic moves forward.
Gemini
Your friendship circle is evolving, allowing you to meet new people who will become your best buds over time. Embrace the rare chance to connect and engage with others you meet now.
Cancer
Home is where your heart is this week. And the more reason for you to start making yourself feel cozier in your space now. Treat yourself to a few new items to decorate and spruce up your pad to get in the spring spirit. Add fresh.
Leo
Lean into your higher mind and vibe. This will give you the ultimate opportunity to achieve personal fulfillment and spiritual growth over the next few months. Doing so will encourage you to reach new personal heights.
Virgo
Standing up for yourself takes a lot of guts and confidence. Luckily for you, you are able to assert your view against others and defend yourself against those who aim to bring you down.
Libra
Making your mark on the world is challenging, but you are headed in the right direction. As long as you accept that you need to be a leader rather than an innovator in your endeavours, you can take on your goals with success.
Scorpio
You are being introspective and plotting your next moves on and off this week. Take this time and energy to strategise the upcoming sunny days, so you can use them to your advantage and achieve your desires.
Sagittarius
It is time to get creative! This means busting out your drawing board, paintbrushes and colour palette to make art. Whether it is for professional endeavours or for pleasure, you will be inspired to bring your passions to light
Capricorn
Work is becoming very chaotic at the moment and requires all of your time, but you have the chance to balance out your vibe and not focus on professional endeavours. Find your chill spot and lean into self-care.
Aquarius
You are feeling extra chatty and more able to engage with friends. Word of advice: think before you speak to avoid conflict with others.
Pisces
This week gives you the chance to restart, reboot and get motivated to take on new opportunities. The question is: Are you ready now?
Attention-Deficit or Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often mistaken for laziness or indiscipline. In consulting rooms across Accra and in reports from school teachers, the pattern repeats: children who are bright but forgetful, parents who feel helpless, teachers who see incompleteness.
Research is clear-Barkley (2015) and others describe ADHD as a difference in the brain’s regulation of alertness, impulse and working memory, not a lack of effort.
The family’s role begins with structure. Regular sleep, predictable meal and homework times, and a simple visual list (uniform → books → water → corridor) provide the external scaffolding these children need. Praise what is completed—“You opened the book and wrote the first sentence”-instead of rebuking what is missing.
Schools can help by seating the child front-row and centre, giving short written plus verbal instructions, allowing brief movement breaks, using quiet nonverbal cues and, where possible, grading effort and method as well as neatness. These adjustments reduce conflict and raise submission rates without lowering standards.
Couples and caregivers should share roles: one grounds, one pivots, and both protect rest. Shame-“bad parenting, bad child”-needs replacing with fact: different wiring, needs scaffolding.
Outcomes improve not by promises of perfection but by daily routines, clear limits and warmed connection. One homework slot kept, one instruction chunked, one calm repair after blurting-these small wins shift the family climate and let the child be seen beyond the label.
Resource
• CPAC (award-winning Mental Health and Counselling Facility): 0559850604 / 0551428486
Source: REV. COUNSELLOR PRINCE OFFEI’s insights on special needs support, relationships, and mental health in Ghana. He is a leading mental health professional, lecturer, ADR Expert/Arbitrator, renowned author, and marriage counsellor at COUNSELLOR PRINCE & ASSOCIATES CONSULT (CPAC COUNSELLOR TRAINING INSTITUTE) – 0551428486 /0559850604.
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