About us
We’re a family of gamers.
Board games, card games, PC games, console games, role playing games, and even the occasional out in the elements actual ball game – every member of the family plays.
Even the extended family plays – grandma is addicted to euchre, aunt and uncle, niece and nephew – gamers all.
So, since birth our kids have heard the basic rules:
‘Dice are NOT a mouth toy’
‘Don’t bend the cards’
‘Let the group know if you afk to go potty, but you don’t have to give details’
We’ve discovered the most effective punishments are often executed in game, as are the sweetest rewards.
We’ve discovered that good parenting is good parenting, and games are a wonderful tool for parenting. For example, in the ‘virtual’ world of MMOs (massive multiplayer online games) you are known by your actions. You ARE what you say and do. And while in game you can role up a new character if you screw up the reputation of one character, once you’ve dedicated 60 hours in game, gotten to that first mystical milestone, and got your first round of uberloot, the price for being a bad gamer is high.
Certainly the content on these pages are for Moms and Dads who game, and who’s gaming is pervasive enough that there is little chance the kids won’t game.
But more importantly, these pages are for Moms and Dads who DON’T game. It’s a crazy complex and yes, even dangerous world out there. May these insights help you relate better to your little ones (and to the tall, stretched out of shape not so little ones).
Love,
Donna K. Kidwell
