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  • geetu7 Jun 24, 2009 @ 4:44 am | delete
    It's a great post. Loved every post of it. Role playing is one of the amazing activities which allow the children to explore their horizons through understanding and imagination.

    Cheers!
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  • Chilligrl Aug 12, 2008 @ 11:57 pm | delete
    This is an excellent lens. Roleplaying doesn't deserve the negative rap it has received and it is so good when people stand up and show the world how wonderful it is!
  • JayShaffstall Jul 23, 2008 @ 8:35 am | delete
    Hi Brandon, thanks for stopping by to comment. It's great to hear from someone who grew up around gaming, and had a great time doing it.
  • brandon Jul 22, 2008 @ 11:48 pm | delete
    Hi I am a 12 year old who grew up with a family of gamers. It has been a great experience for me.
  • GrowWear Feb 13, 2008 @ 10:51 pm | delete
    Five stars! I see this as an excellent teaching tool for parents.
  • kathysart Jan 10, 2008 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    How cool this is! 5 HUGE stars!
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  • liluluna Sep 21, 2007 @ 9:49 am | delete
    Great lens - 5 stars.
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  • Penelope (Pen-el-oe-pee) Sep 17, 2007 @ 7:34 am | delete
    Even though i am doing this right now, why not a gifted role play? Have teens and have them go to a school. I know things older than i am! I play on a chat website and they have roleplays! Well consider my idea!
  • lizthefair Jul 27, 2007 @ 11:55 am | delete
    This lens is very well done--

    The idea that rpgs are a place where kids (and everyone really) can be in total control of their actions and experience consequences of those actions without being in any actual danger is also a key benefit that I really hadn't considered before.
  • BlackSirius Jul 23, 2007 @ 5:24 am | delete
    great lens~!5 stars from me..

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  • International-Investor Jul 13, 2007 @ 3:04 am | delete
    Great Lense. 5 star. Make Money in Emerging Markets!
  • Denise Jul 9, 2007 @ 1:13 am | delete
    Hi Jay, I think it's great to go back to spending individual time with our children instead of technology being the babysitter. Thanks!
  • JayShaffstall Jul 3, 2007 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    Hi Rebecca, thanks for the tip! Every roll for her is a good one, regardless of what the result is or even if it goes behind a couch, so we're not stressing the outcome so much as just having fun with rolling the dice.
  • brookehudson Jul 3, 2007 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    Hi Jay, thanks for the valuable tips and resources about Parenting. Awesome job! 5 stars indeed.
  • Rebecca Jul 3, 2007 @ 1:53 pm | delete
    Under the paragraph on fuzzy dice you wrote "...exclaim about the good roll she made". I strongly recommend that you research the impact of parents' various responses on our children. Research supports the belief that praise should encourge process, rather than outcome. Good luck in your search.
  • kathyseo Jul 1, 2007 @ 11:36 pm | delete
    Very informative!
  • GoYin-Energy-Now Jun 7, 2007 @ 6:29 pm | delete
    Super reminder in this day and age that actual social interaction can be the best teacher. Thank you!
  • Knowles Jun 5, 2007 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    cool topic huh! very useful makes me your 42nd star! keep it up
  • abesclub Jun 4, 2007 @ 9:28 am | delete
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  • boredofeducation Jun 2, 2007 @ 11:54 pm | delete
    Interesting
  • Jun 2, 2007 @ 4:58 pm | delete
    Great advice, I just rated you 5 stars!
  • JayShaffstall May 29, 2007 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    Thanks to everyone who's visited and taken the time to leave feedback. I'm quite pleased with all the positive reactions!
  • spirituality May 27, 2007 @ 2:40 pm | delete
    Roleplaying is a very good idea for familytime.
  • Melinda01 May 24, 2007 @ 1:55 am | delete
    Great lens Jay! I think role playing is great for kids and your lens is so useful!

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  • PregnancyStages May 22, 2007 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    This is great info that my readers at Early Signs of Pregnancy would be really interested in. Thanks for putting it together.
  • KimGiancaterino May 22, 2007 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. Positive self esteem is so important. Role playing is a great way to build confidence and social skills.
  • Crystal_Booth May 21, 2007 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Excellent information for parents. Your daughter is a cutie.

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  • SuzanneC May 18, 2007 @ 7:48 pm | delete
    Great job! Your lens on roleplaying is very good and informative.

    Suz
  • belindam May 18, 2007 @ 4:59 pm | delete
    Very interesting site! Thanks
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  • jfj3rd May 18, 2007 @ 12:33 am | delete
    I played RPG games around a table with friends from the age of 18 to 23 and one thing I'd like to add to this wonderful Lens is that role-playing keeps our imagination strong and allows us to experience a freedom we may not normally be able experience in real life.
  • akronsummitsrvcs May 17, 2007 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    Great lens. Keep up the good work
  • Susan1 May 16, 2007 @ 9:50 am | delete
    Great! I love the roleplaying! I believe kids need as much time as you can give them, and this is a very positive way to do it. Thanks
  • May 15, 2007 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    Your lens is great! Keep up the good work!

    Thom
  • munt May 15, 2007 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    nice lens, great info on roleplaying wioth kids
  • steve May 15, 2007 @ 3:43 pm | delete
    Awesome lens man. Good tips. Steve from acne treatment review
  • May 15, 2007 @ 2:38 pm | delete
    This is a really useful lens. Thanks for all the work you've put into it! :)
  • NeilG May 14, 2007 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Great Lens Jay, and what a fantastic idea. Not only are you teaching the kids moral values, but you're also bonding with them and expanding their imaginations temendously. You should open up a "Role Playing Center For Troubled Youths." 5 Stars
  • bettyrefour May 14, 2007 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    I think roleplaying is great. Gives an opportunity to see what they're thinking and how they would react to different situations. Great lens.
  • Christopher_Scott May 14, 2007 @ 7:33 pm | delete
    Great lens dude!

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  • JayShaffstall May 14, 2007 @ 5:06 pm | delete
    Gareth, glad to hear you and your kids enjoy the roleplaying! Even when the baddies win, that's a statement on the consequences of their character's actions. Moral guidance doesn't mean the good guys always win, but that actions have consequences.

    Have fun!
  • Gareth May 14, 2007 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    I have two kids 3(m) and 7(f) we roleplay all the time. Never planned by me it always come from them. My imagination kicks in when they come up with the ideas but I have never used it as an opportunity for moral guidance, it is fantasy - I find this overly analytic - sometimes the baddies win!
  • surinders May 14, 2007 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    Jay, that was excellent lens and I do believe that role playing is the best way to connect to the kids and of course the learning process is just natural. Apart from this it is an excellent way to pass on moral values which are must in these times when we all are busy with our lives.
    Cheers.
  • AngelaHarms May 14, 2007 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    This lens is awesome! Congratulations on lens of the day.
  • daoine May 13, 2007 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    Excellent lens, and a really great idea!
  • JayShaffstall May 12, 2007 @ 9:06 pm | delete
    Younger kids do take naturally to roleplaying. They tend to do it automatically! Teens have been under enough social pressure you're probably right they'd not react well to the idea if they'd never been exposed to it before.
  • the777group May 12, 2007 @ 7:56 pm | delete
    Jay,

    One think about role playing games that you may care to consider is the age that you introduce it to kids. I think my teen kids might think it kinda creepy.

    On the other hand, role-playing with youngsters could a be great learning tool.

    ADG
  • flaminglacer May 3, 2007 @ 10:04 am | delete
    Squid Angel Star!
  • oniyagi Mar 12, 2007 @ 8:05 am | delete
    Great Lens JS, it is good to see more gamer parents around.
  • JayShaffstall Feb 21, 2007 @ 11:43 am | delete
    Cheryl, glad you found the lens! Sorry about beating your to the punch, but I think it's great that a Mom so interested in child safety is also into roleplaying with kids.

    It's too bad I didn't know about the Future DM creeper when my daughter was an infant. She'd have had at least one!
  • daedreem Feb 20, 2007 @ 11:06 pm | delete
    Thanks JS...
    I've been planning to make a site or lens similar to this, and you beat me to it!
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