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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 562317" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>A very good idea. I often think adults tend to under estimate children. </p><p></p><p>My grandma taught me to play checkers at 2 or 3 yrs of age. Once I had the basics down, which c'mon....it's checkers (lol) she no longer either talked me through it and played to win, as did the man she worked for. By the age of 4, I was beating them as much as losing. It gave them someone else to play as a partner. I started teaching Darrin around the same age........but easy child was determined to play "nice" and so the concept was lost. I may start him again this winter with no playing nice and see if he can pick up on the planning ahead part. I'm big on once they have the rules down, they win on their own or not at all. Teaches that you can't win every time, motivates them to think before they act, and is one heck of a triumph once they do win a game. </p><p></p><p>Card games are good too. Grandma had me playing rummy by the end of kindergarden. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 562317, member: 84"] A very good idea. I often think adults tend to under estimate children. My grandma taught me to play checkers at 2 or 3 yrs of age. Once I had the basics down, which c'mon....it's checkers (lol) she no longer either talked me through it and played to win, as did the man she worked for. By the age of 4, I was beating them as much as losing. It gave them someone else to play as a partner. I started teaching Darrin around the same age........but easy child was determined to play "nice" and so the concept was lost. I may start him again this winter with no playing nice and see if he can pick up on the planning ahead part. I'm big on once they have the rules down, they win on their own or not at all. Teaches that you can't win every time, motivates them to think before they act, and is one heck of a triumph once they do win a game. Card games are good too. Grandma had me playing rummy by the end of kindergarden. :) [/QUOTE]
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