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Time to teach the son how to play. tips needed!
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Lightsama
That sounds alot of fun Op : ), my little brother has been asking me lately about the game and I think at some point I'll end up getting him an account.
pretty much everything got covered in tips, I wouldn't recommend addons at start until he is further in the game say 12 or when he switches zones. Questhelper is the one they should get .
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faia
if he like it let him play, just be careful, and its 30 min per day sounds okey
Don't forget have him around others, best way to make him social is with other kids around his age
did game AoE (age of empire) when i was around 5-7 years and it learned me much (priests are EVIL! and the pope can instant convert:< bring out catapults if the priests come to rule the world! they can't be converted)
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You know... all these people telling him to go fishing, do outdoor activities, etc...
What do you do on days with bad weather? Thats actually how I originally got started in the mid 90s with Ultima and Asherons Call. Had a bad winter storm that was slushy(thus not good for snowmen, sledding) and me and some friends started searching the net.
I don't think people are grasping just how important of a tool WoW can be to teaching your child how to properly handle addiction. Or that it can be a great little thing to do when the weather is bad, or you are bored.
For the cost of a couple movie tickets, you have a whole month to do whatever you want. If only we could teach people how to stop and look at as a game/entertainment instead of half of their daily lives.
And what better way than to start training the next generation at a young age, how to handle putting down the game. Learn to stop one addiction, and it will help you handle other addictions later in life.
My 2 cents.
Sorry for being off topic OP... but I feel like these people are just not grasping the positive aspects that can be taught. You people need to think from a small childs point of view. They have no idea what addiction is yet... so why not hold their hand a bit and let them experience at an age that they WANT to learn things.
Get addicted -> Dad teaches you how to handle that addiction at age 5 -> Win
Heck, this might even be good for the parents to see how the child reacts, and helps us manage our addictions better. /shrug
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Zmobie
Lincoln Logs?
Lego?
Crayons?
Books?
I was kind of thinking the same thing. Honestly, by starting your kid off on video games at such a young age, you're kind of proving every single stereotype about how kids are lazier these days and don't do anything but play games.
Why not play a sport with him or something... Anything more productive really?
Not trying to criticize you or anything, but just wondering why WoW of all things?
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Most of the posters on this thread need to give the parents and their children a little more credit. Just because they play videogames does not mean they are forbidden from getting exercise and playing with friends.
I myself have a 5 year old son who along with Hockey, T-Ball, Soccer, enjoys playing videogames. I personally don't mind him playing a bit of on his favourite games. Lately it is Batman Lego, which I highly recommend for little-gamers.
Watching my son play games is astounding as to how quick he understands which buttons do what, and how to navigate through game menus. He is also able to familiarize himself with the environments to solve puzzles. While playing racing games he was able to read time when trying to beat his previous bests.
I'll often let him control my characters in WoW. Mostly he just wants to fly around and see stuff. No harm no foul. I ensure my chat frames are all hidden and let him discover new areas. I do however believe that WoW is a little too complex for a child. There are too many X factors.
In my biased opinion
a
little
gaming is good for a child. The interactive nature of videogames helps develop their little minds.
I think certain types of games are okay for young children. Puzzle type games, adventure games, certain racing/driving games.
WoW isn't really one of those games.
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