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A GAME TO HELP CHILDREN LOOK AT THE CAUSES OF THINNESS
To help a group of school children explore the question, “Why do some children
not get enough to eat?” you can have them play a game called “Another One!”
(Compare with “But why. . .?”on page 26-4.)
In this game, the health worker or teacher tells a story or shows a picture, and
asks a question like, “Why is this child too thin?” The children think first of one
answer, and then “another one,” and “another one.” Perhaps each child can think of
a different possible answer.
This way, the children begin to think about the many related causes of hunger and
poor nutrition.
Similar games can be played with health workers-in-training. Health workers
can play them with groups of children, mothers, fathers, and others in the
community.