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<blockquote data-quote="Breezly" data-source="post: 4683037" data-attributes="member: 12847"><p>I have a 12, 11 and 8yr old and they have varying degrees of interest in DnD so it is not so much age dependent as maturity dependent. I tried to get the 12yr old involved because she showed an interest, but she was too shy amongst the group to interact, so I think it is a matter of time. The 11yr old is very interested, but his attention span is such that after 30min he is ready to move on, so again, he is not quite there yet. In the group is a 14yr old son of one of the players and he has been great as he listens, is attentive and is eager to learn.</p><p></p><p>For my kids, I have steered them away from a DnD game and tried boardgames that are close to the subject material like Descent, Runebound even munchkin. This gives them the flavor of the game and during these games I am usually playing 'in character' in some ways, so they get a feel for my gaming style. There is still some shyness and attention issues, but it has gotten better. I am using this as a cultivating ground so when I see things change a bit, then I will try pull them back into the game. </p><p></p><p>For younger kids it is going to be hard because you are going to have varying degrees of maturity, so my suggestion is to groom them on other games and then pull them in slowly, certainly with their own game. Trying to pull them into a game with adults did not seem to work for me because they may have felt intimidated and the level of game was a bit out of reach for them still.</p><p></p><p>--Breezly</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Breezly, post: 4683037, member: 12847"] I have a 12, 11 and 8yr old and they have varying degrees of interest in DnD so it is not so much age dependent as maturity dependent. I tried to get the 12yr old involved because she showed an interest, but she was too shy amongst the group to interact, so I think it is a matter of time. The 11yr old is very interested, but his attention span is such that after 30min he is ready to move on, so again, he is not quite there yet. In the group is a 14yr old son of one of the players and he has been great as he listens, is attentive and is eager to learn. For my kids, I have steered them away from a DnD game and tried boardgames that are close to the subject material like Descent, Runebound even munchkin. This gives them the flavor of the game and during these games I am usually playing 'in character' in some ways, so they get a feel for my gaming style. There is still some shyness and attention issues, but it has gotten better. I am using this as a cultivating ground so when I see things change a bit, then I will try pull them back into the game. For younger kids it is going to be hard because you are going to have varying degrees of maturity, so my suggestion is to groom them on other games and then pull them in slowly, certainly with their own game. Trying to pull them into a game with adults did not seem to work for me because they may have felt intimidated and the level of game was a bit out of reach for them still. --Breezly [/QUOTE]
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