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Time to teach the son how to play. tips needed!
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...5 years old? Surely it is better for him to do things like play around with others irl than on games?
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I would take him fishing, IRL. Really.
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I created an account for my 10 year old son recently, and RAF'd him. He made a warrior, and I made a priest, and the only time he is online, I am right there with him.
This is a win win situation. He has fun and assistance in learning the ropes, and I know what he is doing, and shield him from wierdos.
I think it's far better that parents play with their children, than allow them to play unattended, and by children I mean anyone under 16. I wouldn't dream of allowing my children on the internet without supervision.
And yes, my kids spend loads of time outdoors, in fact the boys have dug full defensives in the woods behind our house. They ride bikes, they fish, they play soccer and hockey, boardgames and nintendo. The eldest just likes playing a bit of WoW with Mom sometimes.
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I *would* have no problem with your kid playing WoW... but please make sure he is put on DND and removed from all public chat channels. The amount of obscenities and hate speech that goes on in general chat and trade chat, and even sometimes localdefense, are really not suitable for 5-year-olds.
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The ignorance of many of you astounds me.
This thread was a question of how to teach a child to play. Not if they action is right or wrong.
The parent is allowed to choose how they best see fit to raise their kid. There is no reason to question that.
I absolutely love it when my son comes over and gets on my lap, and watches me play. He is 2... He knows how to make my character jump, and how to open backpacks(not sure backpacks are on purpose yet). He gets a thrill out of it. And it's just THAT much more time we get to share an experience together.
I'd much rather him begin learning at the age of 2 how to use a computer than how to sit in front of a TV, or learn a skill such as fishing. A 2 or 5 year old out fishing is about as enjoyable as shooting yourself in the foot, and he won't remember it when he's 20 anyway. Yet, teaching him hand/eye coordination and problem solving ("How did I get Dad ^&*!ed.. oh hey, the big key! SPACEBAR SPACEBAR SPACEBAR") skills at this age is a life long utility, that he will one day be thankful for.
Thats my opinion anyway... When he asks to play, he can. I'd almost go as far as to say that it is more of an issue of the parents ignoring their child when THEY play, than a child learning some mystery bad habit from a game. I'm there the whole time and hit /quit quicker than I can login if something doesn't look right to me.
It's my responsibility to protect him, and I do that by sharing my life with him. I can only hope that the ignorance towards blaming the game itself will one day be replaced with the proper blame on the individuals who don't learn to properly manage their lives.
/end rant
On the subject of this thread, I'd say let him start by playing your character in a newbie zone. Impossible to die almost, and he can learn the basic controls much easier when he doesn't have to worry about death. (which he may not understand yet).
You can slowly teach him movement, abilities, chat(if you want), and inventory. Even little things that we might just assume, like the health bar and mana bars. Show him they can go down, and that when they reach 0(or no more green left) that you have to start over again.
Thats what I try to do with my 2yr old. He is not even close to understanding, but he is picking up things like the spacebar, and he knows when I'm moving. He also recognizes animals, which was a cool little perk I hadn't expected. And to me, a WOW horse looks more realistic than 99% of the weird cartoons they got showing nowadays.
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