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<blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 9278836" data-attributes="member: 6804070">I missed that it was all about dying in the first encoutner, I thought it was about losing a battle during the campaign.Well I'm not proposing the absolutism that you would like to attribute to me. But yes, I have taught my kids pretty close to what I'm implying.First, we are talking about a game, where losing is a good learning tool. It is fiction, death is not real.So yes, I told my daughter the fireplace was hot. She likes to learn on her own (like when she would climb the counters). She didn't believe me that it was dangerous and hot. She touched the protective glass when we were not looking. Guess what? It was hot. After we put ice on her fingers, we looked at her and told her &quot;We told you it was hot.&quot;Guess what? She learned caution. Not that she learned to always take us at our word, but she learned when someone said things were dangerous, she should consider why the caution, and take appropriate steps as she chose to explore the danger.I'm quite happy with the adults my children have grown up to be. I wasn't a perfect parent, but I've done better than many.Not what I was advocating. Not at all. But I certainly am not advocating participation trophies either. As you know, games and simulations are a great tool for learning that allow for outcomes that are (mostly) harmless.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LordEntrails, post: 9278836, member: 6804070"] I missed that it was all about dying in the first encoutner, I thought it was about losing a battle during the campaign. Well I'm not proposing the absolutism that you would like to attribute to me. But yes, I have taught my kids pretty close to what I'm implying. First, we are talking about a game, where losing is a good learning tool. It is fiction, death is not real. So yes, I told my daughter the fireplace was hot. She likes to learn on her own (like when she would climb the counters). She didn't believe me that it was dangerous and hot. She touched the protective glass when we were not looking. Guess what? It was hot. After we put ice on her fingers, we looked at her and told her "We told you it was hot." Guess what? She learned caution. Not that she learned to always take us at our word, but she learned when someone said things were dangerous, she should consider why the caution, and take appropriate steps as she chose to explore the danger. I'm quite happy with the adults my children have grown up to be. I wasn't a perfect parent, but I've done better than many. Not what I was advocating. Not at all. But I certainly am not advocating participation trophies either. As you know, games and simulations are a great tool for learning that allow for outcomes that are (mostly) harmless. [/QUOTE]

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