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VirtualForce
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So, with parenting and gaming comes the obvious next thing, when your little monster (mine is 6 and a half) wants to play some games, like his dad and with his dad.
I've already set up an account with most major DRMs for my son, STEAM, uPLAY, ORIGIN, etc. Getting him the odd free game (the last uPLAY 7 games thing) and the ORIGIN On The House. He is using my account when playing, but eventually I'll get him his own PC and then he'll start using his own accounts.
Besides liking Minecraft (I want DNA test to this is my son...
) he likes to round around on an empty BF3/4 server with me, so I've bought him BF3 and BF4. Itching to get him Battlefront for those coop missions, but dont want him to play too much of the gun and kill stuff.
Its really great to play coop with him, he likes it, getting him to grasp that its my in game character, learning to use a mouse (inverted like real men) and using a xbox 360 controller better than me...I suck so bad at using a controller.
How many parents have created accounts for their children?
I've already set up an account with most major DRMs for my son, STEAM, uPLAY, ORIGIN, etc. Getting him the odd free game (the last uPLAY 7 games thing) and the ORIGIN On The House. He is using my account when playing, but eventually I'll get him his own PC and then he'll start using his own accounts.
Besides liking Minecraft (I want DNA test to this is my son...
) he likes to round around on an empty BF3/4 server with me, so I've bought him BF3 and BF4. Itching to get him Battlefront for those coop missions, but dont want him to play too much of the gun and kill stuff.Its really great to play coop with him, he likes it, getting him to grasp that its my in game character, learning to use a mouse (inverted like real men) and using a xbox 360 controller better than me...I suck so bad at using a controller.
How many parents have created accounts for their children?
BeoTeK
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Cody normally just plays on my account(s), my second account or with me as a guest. I haven't started creating accounts and so forth.
Speaking of which, I have been thinking lately of setting up accounts for things like Facebook or Instagram where I can send stuff to, then one day (like at his 21'st) give him access to that.
Wyvern
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Do that, or have a look there are a few places that lets you do something similar that they then get when you want them to.
VirtualForce
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Who here plays chess? Was as my parents a weekend ago and my mother mentioned that my old chess set was still there. I remember when my dad bought it, I was still in primary school, one rainy day my father came home earlier, out of nowhere he gave my brother and I the set and we started learning how to play. I have played ever since, I am not a grandmaster or anything, in school I got my ass handed to me more often than not.
But I find it relaxing to play, totally clears my mind. (I mostly now play on my phone)
Anyway, I took the set home, my son constantly asking me what it is and that he wasnts to play.
So last week Sunday afternoon, I set it up and started showing him the various moves. Monday evening after work, he wanted to play again, Tuesday evening too....and he placed the pieces correctly! Every evening since then, he has asked to play. Now and then he needs some help how a piece moves, but overall he understands the movement. He doesnt grasp the concept of the game completely, he is only 6, so I have to play the game from both sides, which is weird, plus I am dead tired in the evenings, but he likes it and I think it might potentially help him in future. I explain to him the idea of why I move the way I did.
Another thing that do is, I allow him to win (hey, I gotta get a few wins in before he learns and kicks my ass) but I let him loose too. I think its important for a child to understand that its ok to loose, you have to loose to learn and get better. He sometimes gets a bit upset, but gets over it and plays again.
What other games do you play with your child?
But I find it relaxing to play, totally clears my mind. (I mostly now play on my phone)
Anyway, I took the set home, my son constantly asking me what it is and that he wasnts to play.
So last week Sunday afternoon, I set it up and started showing him the various moves. Monday evening after work, he wanted to play again, Tuesday evening too....and he placed the pieces correctly! Every evening since then, he has asked to play. Now and then he needs some help how a piece moves, but overall he understands the movement. He doesnt grasp the concept of the game completely, he is only 6, so I have to play the game from both sides, which is weird, plus I am dead tired in the evenings, but he likes it and I think it might potentially help him in future. I explain to him the idea of why I move the way I did.
Another thing that do is, I allow him to win (hey, I gotta get a few wins in before he learns and kicks my ass) but I let him loose too. I think its important for a child to understand that its ok to loose, you have to loose to learn and get better. He sometimes gets a bit upset, but gets over it and plays again.
What other games do you play with your child?
Jaco Smit
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Hi [MENTION=185]VirtualForce[/MENTION],
My son's school actually had chess as a subject for the junior primary kids, a 3 year course. The school is also starting a League series and it was demoed at the Arnold Games last year.
Besides chess, we also play Cluedo and Monopoly while they play Uno at school when it's rainy.
EDIT: My wife is a nut for puzzles, so she makes time to help all 3 kids foster a love for building puzzles.
My son's school actually had chess as a subject for the junior primary kids, a 3 year course. The school is also starting a League series and it was demoed at the Arnold Games last year.
Besides chess, we also play Cluedo and Monopoly while they play Uno at school when it's rainy.
EDIT: My wife is a nut for puzzles, so she makes time to help all 3 kids foster a love for building puzzles.
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BeoTeK
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[MENTION=185]VirtualForce[/MENTION] - how old is your little one?
Cody and I often play "box-box" or rough and tumbles (I'm trying to rough him up a bit and play with him like a boy should
). But we also build lego or mechano together as well. Granted he's only going on 5 now and we love just being together and exploring places, like the beach and the rocks. I finally managed to get him to the waves over this passed weekend and he was so excited, he looks to me and says, "I went in the waves Dad, are you proud of me?". I could only smile from ear to ear and reply, "Yes my boy, I'm always proud of you."
Cody and I often play "box-box" or rough and tumbles (I'm trying to rough him up a bit and play with him like a boy should
). But we also build lego or mechano together as well. Granted he's only going on 5 now and we love just being together and exploring places, like the beach and the rocks. I finally managed to get him to the waves over this passed weekend and he was so excited, he looks to me and says, "I went in the waves Dad, are you proud of me?". I could only smile from ear to ear and reply, "Yes my boy, I'm always proud of you."
VirtualForce
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[MENTION=185]VirtualForce[/MENTION] - how old is your little one?
Cody and I often play "box-box" or rough and tumbles (I'm trying to rough him up a bit and play with him like a boy should
He is 6 atm.
We were in Durban last year May (so he was 5), he very first time at the coast. He was a bit affraid of the sea at first, but evenly got over it, now he just wants to go back.
My son also like to wrestle, much like I did with my dad when I was younger. he likes it and I am amazed at how strong those little arms are.
He has a ton of lego's, lots as gifts and he was fortunate enough a month or so go, someone wanted to throw out an very large amount of lego's as they had "out grown" them....I still wonder how you out grow lego's, but the gesture to give it to my son was insanely nice.
Its great you give you son attention, it feels like its the most important thing to him, he just wants to spend time with us, wants to be in the same room as us, loves showing his drawings to us he did or school, or what he built in lego, or whatever he does. I make a point of looking at making a remark. It annoys me extremely when ppl just nod or say yes and not pay attention to their kids or anyone for that matter. Show some respect, even to you child.
From grade two, his school has a robotics class after school, I want to enrol him into that as I also want to get into that, been saving odds and ends for years, threatening to do something. I like to show him new things and much like you, to explore, though we dont get to go out much unfortunately.
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VirtualForce
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I love how my son amazes me. He start with Grade 1 this year and obviously started to learn to read. We had to help him every night with a couple of words, but becuase he is tired he gets frustrated. I was worried that he might struggle, but didnt pressure him, that would be the last thing to do.
Last night, we unpacked his bag, wanting to see which words he needed to learn. He himself took out a book, opened and started reading. I was amazed! Its not very complicated words, stuff like mamma, pappa and other easy words in very short sentences, but damn...what an amazing experience.
I remember reading (I read slowly ok... ) about how a childs brain, especially in the early years, soak up so much and learn very fast. Raising a kid is so much more than just food and clothes, I realise I state the obvious, but I mean more the experiences you go through, watching them grow up and being able to do more and more for themselves. From relativly easy stuff like pouring his own cooldrink, making a sandwidch, etc. And time....holy crap it goes by fast, he is turn 7 this year...
Last night, we unpacked his bag, wanting to see which words he needed to learn. He himself took out a book, opened and started reading. I was amazed! Its not very complicated words, stuff like mamma, pappa and other easy words in very short sentences, but damn...what an amazing experience.
I remember reading (I read slowly ok...
) about how a childs brain, especially in the early years, soak up so much and learn very fast. Raising a kid is so much more than just food and clothes, I realise I state the obvious, but I mean more the experiences you go through, watching them grow up and being able to do more and more for themselves. From relativly easy stuff like pouring his own cooldrink, making a sandwidch, etc. And time....holy crap it goes by fast, he is turn 7 this year...
BeoTeK
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I love how my son amazes me. He start with Grade 1 this year and obviously started to learn to read. We had to help him every night with a couple of words, but because he is tired he gets frustrated. I was worried that he might struggle, but didn't pressure him, that would be the last thing to do.
Last night, we unpacked his bag, wanting to see which words he needed to learn. He himself took out a book, opened and started reading. I was amazed! Its not very complicated words, stuff like mamma, pappa and other easy words in very short sentences, but damn...what an amazing experience.
I remember reading (I read slowly ok...
Yeah man, it's amazing. Cody is going to Grade-R next year and he amazes me with the things he already does and wanting to do. The words he comes up with sometimes and the things he tells me just blows my mind. He's starting to write specific letters and can recognise numbers. They really learn and grow at an exponential rate, we really need to cherish this time and the moments.
VirtualForce
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Not sure whether its got anything to do with it, but I like to read. So when I'm reading he asks me what I'm doing, and also the ever present, WHY? I tell him its fun and that I learn. I just like to buy him books and he gets very excited about them. I bought him those comic books bundles are CNA a while ago. You know those things that you get the first one for extremely cheap, then after that, they release a book or thingy every two weeks. It was two comic book universes. He cant read them yet, but loves paging through them.
Also, I've bought him these a while ago,
* Skilpad Leer vlieg + lots of other titles
He saw these somewhere and wanted them
* Sterre En Planete
* Oseaan
But its best to get something thats approved for his education, meaning, something that doesnt go against the way his or her teacher teaches them. I for instance wont teach him how to write, the teacher in his Grade 00 and 0 class asked us not to as they have their own method.
Like these, which are approved and they are dirt cheap.
* Slimkoppe Vaardighede Leesbegrip
Little blurp about the books
Yup, they really do. We need to, like the other day, I was late and in a hurry to leave for work. I was near the car when he called me back through the burglar doors and the front door. I turned and went back to him and just wanted to say "Ek hou van jou pappa."
Like, blown away, nothing could spoil my day. At least I'm doing something right.
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Flex
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Heya, my daughter 18 months old seems to be getting separation anxiety at night. She falls asleep without any issues. But around 02:00am she wakes up with a terrible scream and crying. As soon as you enter the room she falls down onto her tummy, calms down and almost falls alseep again. Till you make a sound or move and she starts crying again.
Any of you have had this happening to you? And what did you guys do to handle it?
Any of you have had this happening to you? And what did you guys do to handle it?
PsychoFish
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Yeah, had that with my boy. It passes eventually.