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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tormyr" data-source="post: 6320776" data-attributes="member: 6776887">D&D has an age range of 12+.  My understanding is that kids are just starting to move from being concrete to abstract thinkers around age 12.  Note that this is different from imagination play.  I am not sure if some adventures/content, including the starter set, would be appropriate for some of the kid's in the age range you are looking at, but your mileage may vary, and I have not seen the starter set adventure.  Some of the rules may also be too complex for some at that age.  I am sure there are plenty of examples of people on the forums who have had great D&D experiences with children in the 9-12 range.As for my 7 year old daughter, I have told her that she can try D&D when she turns 12.  That lessons any grief I get from uninformed members of my extended family since it sits in the game's age range.  In the meantime, I introduced her to FirstFable, which is free on DriveThruRPG.  She had a great time playing a faerie princess in the introductory adventure.  The rules include combat, but the adventure had non-violent solutions to every encounter with some good problem-solving stuff that encouraged creativity.  I plan on rerunning that adventure at her birthday party on Sunday.On a side note, FirstFable is entirely theater of the mind, and my daughter had no problem role playing her movements and interactions in the scene.  So I don't think you need a map for D&D with the kids unless you are going to be heavily tactical.</blockquote>

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