Originally Posted by gratified3
Originally Posted by czechdrum
When our son was that age, we would sometimes:

* play Texas Hold'Em poker

Tara


This approach can lead you into trouble. In addition to chess, walks, and many of the other things you mentioned, we played poker with our 5 yo kids. After a stretch of poker playing, we happened to have a doctor's appointment for an annual exam. As the nice pediatrician tried to talk directly to my son, she asked him about school, his bike, interests, etc. When she asked him about what games he liked, he replied brightly and with a huge smile, "I like to play poker for money!" I turned bright red and felt really embarrassed, but it was true -- we did play poker for coins, and he did enjoy it!

J

I hear you, J. We have had similar blushing moments, especially with people who don't know us well. Our son was talking to a grocery checker, and the typical conversation emerged when the checker sees a school-aged kid in the daytime. "Are you sick today? Why aren't you in school?" "I'm a homeschooler." "So, what did you learn today?" "Well, one of the things I did was my math lesson on probability. Then we learned some more about probability by playing poker and blackjack." Silence...as I continued to bag groceries.

Tara