clarkvalentine
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I run Faery's Tale from Firefly Games for my kids, ages 4 and 5. It's wonderful.
Ask the parents if you can invite him. If you ask them first and let them decide if the kid is free to play in the game. Then you are keeping the parents not only informed, but empowered. I'd also suggest being ready to explain the basics of the game if they really don't know.rom90125 said:One question. My son's best friend lives next door, and that boy has shown real interest in wanting to participate, but, I am finding it difficult to address the topic with his parents even though we get along... Have any other parents that allow their kids to play encountered anything along these lines?
nyrfherdr said:Beldar,
My advice is to talk to the boy, since he's had time to deal with it, he'll probably be fine. The key is to respond to his feelings, not your own. If it's important to him, make it important, if it isn't don't. Don't read too much into it. Kid's emotions run high sometimes.
If he knows that he can get another familiar, maybe even a better one, then he has something to look forward to and has learned an important lesson within the context of the game. It may be important to stress that it's a game and has ups and downs.
Otherwise, just roll with it. If you provide him some moments to shine, it will outweigh the setbacks of his character.
I hope that helps.
Game ON!
Rel said:That's probably better advice than my "keep killing his familiar every session until he get's used to it" idea.
Rel said:I've pimped it in other places but it's worth mentioning here: Consider getting a dungeon crawl boardgame for kids. The one I specifically recommend is Descent by Fantasy Flight Games.
beldar1215 said:I had one loss his Snake familiar last week and he sat at the table and cried. I'm going to pull him aside this week and talk with him about it. Any ideas of the best way to handle this situation?
It writes the story hour or it gets the hose again!dshai527 said:And yes I should be writing my Story Hour rather than making fun of you.
Tell him Rel!Rel said:It writes the story hour or it gets the hose again!