Incentives for young gamers….
Our oldest is about to turn 13, and he’s become quite difficult to wake up the mornings. For a solid hour we hear “eeeeerrrr” and “uuuuhhhh.” The sum total of movement from that kid is relocating from his bed to the sofa (to be fair, he get’s point for going all the way downstairs.)
This morning, we tried a new tactic:
“Hey, wake up and get ready so we can play Magic before you leave for the bus…”
Magic the Gathering is a fantastic card game that we played from the year he was born, 1993, until my daughter was one, 1997. (Yes, I mark the passage of time by both birthdays and the games we play.)
He heard the prospects of playing a round before school and BAM – he’s up, dressed, has had breakfast and brushed teeth in record time. Dad, by the way, wakes at 5 so he’s got time in the morning for these things – he’s pretty incredible. For about 20 minutes, he get’s a round of cards with his dad before they both are off for the day.
Wonderful way to start the morning!
