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<blockquote data-quote="PatEllis15" data-source="post: 1025406" data-attributes="member: 1718"><p>I have wondered the same thing... I love to game (all games), and would dearly love to see my kids enjoy it as well. That said, I have seen to many instances in life of Parents trying to force their kids to do things, only to see them walk in the complete opposite direction.</p><p></p><p>My oldest turns 5 in October, my youngest just turned one... I haven't started to work on him yet!</p><p></p><p>First off, We as a family REALLY encourge reading. Reading starts everything...</p><p></p><p>My wife and i observed that he had a ton of fun playing with his friends "cardborad cut out" castle.</p><p></p><p>So, we bought him the PlayMobil Castle for Christmas when he was 3 1/2. He loves it, and get him roleplaying by himself, making up stories about knight!</p><p></p><p>I got a bunch of LotR stuff for Christmas in 2002, and my son loved to look it over (some of the action figured, movie book, etc.) he liked it enough that when I got a LotR Chess set, he wanted to play more than me! So, now he's learning the fundamentals of chess... he knows how to set up. Knows that pawns are confusing (moving straight to captured by moving in a diagonal) that Bishops have an assigned color, and knights can jump. Of course he is still 4 1/2 so about 1/2 way in he usually changes the rules, or sides on me.</p><p></p><p>We also at this time started to read Harry Potter to him. </p><p></p><p></p><p>So now I have a son who is into playing games, loves knights and wizard!</p><p></p><p>So , last month, I'm down in hte basement getting some game stuff put together when he asks me what "that" is as he pointed to an unpainted lead figure... He knows that I play D&D, and that its something that he can learn when he learns to read... And I reply to him that its like his playmobil figures, but I use them to play D&D...</p><p></p><p>Of course the fig has tons of detail, and he just can't take his eyes off of it, and asks if I have any more... I don't, but yet, I do... I take down my old Warhammer box, and show him my Bretonian army.... to see the look on his face was priceless... I can't have him in the basement anymore unless I take the box out!</p><p></p><p>This past weekend, my gaming friend and his family come to visit. Their son is a couple of years older. He has watched his father play Mage Knight, and by the end of the weekend, they are playing "their versio of warhammer and mageknight" Rolling dice, and taking that many "steps" with their respective Playmobil "armies" If they meet, like in chess the other "dies".</p><p></p><p>And just like that, he's playing games....</p><p></p><p>I'm sure that once he can read he will want to learn D&D, and without any "forced" encouragement form me....</p><p></p><p>Taro Sarask</p><p></p><p>Pat E</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PatEllis15, post: 1025406, member: 1718"] I have wondered the same thing... I love to game (all games), and would dearly love to see my kids enjoy it as well. That said, I have seen to many instances in life of Parents trying to force their kids to do things, only to see them walk in the complete opposite direction. My oldest turns 5 in October, my youngest just turned one... I haven't started to work on him yet! First off, We as a family REALLY encourge reading. Reading starts everything... My wife and i observed that he had a ton of fun playing with his friends "cardborad cut out" castle. So, we bought him the PlayMobil Castle for Christmas when he was 3 1/2. He loves it, and get him roleplaying by himself, making up stories about knight! I got a bunch of LotR stuff for Christmas in 2002, and my son loved to look it over (some of the action figured, movie book, etc.) he liked it enough that when I got a LotR Chess set, he wanted to play more than me! So, now he's learning the fundamentals of chess... he knows how to set up. Knows that pawns are confusing (moving straight to captured by moving in a diagonal) that Bishops have an assigned color, and knights can jump. Of course he is still 4 1/2 so about 1/2 way in he usually changes the rules, or sides on me. We also at this time started to read Harry Potter to him. So now I have a son who is into playing games, loves knights and wizard! So , last month, I'm down in hte basement getting some game stuff put together when he asks me what "that" is as he pointed to an unpainted lead figure... He knows that I play D&D, and that its something that he can learn when he learns to read... And I reply to him that its like his playmobil figures, but I use them to play D&D... Of course the fig has tons of detail, and he just can't take his eyes off of it, and asks if I have any more... I don't, but yet, I do... I take down my old Warhammer box, and show him my Bretonian army.... to see the look on his face was priceless... I can't have him in the basement anymore unless I take the box out! This past weekend, my gaming friend and his family come to visit. Their son is a couple of years older. He has watched his father play Mage Knight, and by the end of the weekend, they are playing "their versio of warhammer and mageknight" Rolling dice, and taking that many "steps" with their respective Playmobil "armies" If they meet, like in chess the other "dies". And just like that, he's playing games.... I'm sure that once he can read he will want to learn D&D, and without any "forced" encouragement form me.... Taro Sarask Pat E [/QUOTE]
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