Experts recommend the parental advice book Competition-free Birthday: Teamwork Games for Kids - Non-competitive Children´s Party Games.

The parental advice book Competition-free Birthday: Teamwork Games for Kids – Non-competitive Children´s Party Games by Dr. Scheffler-Hadenfeldt has proven its worth with parents, youth group leaders, educators and at sports clubs. The second, revised edition is now available in English and provides lots of ideas for merry, harmonious children’s birthdays.

Trade magazine for youth workers "youth and me" had plenty of praise for Competition-free Birthday: Teamwork Games for Kids – Non-competitive Children´s Party Games (11th edition, 15 January 2008): “Even in design and lay-out, the book satisfied all professional requirements. Very user-friendly e.g. the categorisation and brief overview of each game with information about age suitability, materials required, the best places to play and special features (quiet/lively, etc.) Great tips on how to segue smoothly from one game to the next, as well as fantastic descriptions of themed birthdays (including a ‘Find-and-Do’ rally and ideas for Pirates and Horses themes)...." (Andreas Robra)

Readers write: “My 5-year-old daughter and her friends had a brilliant time at her birthday party, without any sign of tears or tantrums! Thanks so much!” (Patricia Vogler on Amazon, 22 May 2009)

This advice book for parents replaces the usual competitive games at children’s birthdays with strife-free teamwork games, ensuring that the children enjoy working together rather than against one other. The competitive spirit disappears, thus avoiding anger, disappointment and losers’ tears. Cheerful collaboration and fun is the name of the game – while also encouraging the children to develop a great sense of team-spirit.

Competition-free Birthday: Teamwork Games for Kids – Non-competitive Children´s Party Games contains a wide range of merry, exciting, imaginative and fun games for inside and out based on the idea of cooperation and teamwork. This guide book suggests everything from quiet games, more energetic and lively games to food games, water games, arts and crafts, magic tricks as well as themed birthdays such as treasure hunts, pirates, rallies and horses.