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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone tell me what they are?  How do the kids learn to play them?  Some of the kids in 1st grade are using them and [b]not sure I want my DS getting into them.[/b][/quote]

Because Pokemon leads to harder stuff?[/quote]

Yep. First it's Pokemon, then it's Magic: The Gathering, then next thing you know their turning tricks down at the Game Stop for ultra-rares. ;-)[/quote]

:mrgreen: Except you don't go to Game Stop for gaming supplies.   [b]Don't forget D&D.[/b][/quote]

Which as we know leads to murder.[/quote]

:lol: My husband loves it all... hope he has good life insurance for me...

OP, in all seriousness, its a good idea for one parent to try to figure out what is going on.  When one poster said some of the dad's get involved, mine does with other kids knowing some of the games as the cards can be very valuable and the younger kids often get burned in trades. They will go for the card that looks nice over cost/use value.  (I'm grateful he does it all as I have no interest).  The cost is the main reason we haven't pushed or encouraged it.[/quote]

You really think dads need to get involved to prevent their six year old kids from getting "burned" in Pokemon trades. Seriously?

The cards are not "very valuable". In fact, they have no value except for what the kids work out. Sometimes the kids make good trades. Sometimes they don't. Sometimes they have regrets or conflict about trades with their friends. And then they work it out.

[b]This is age-appropriate experiential learning through play[/b]. It's healthy and wonderful. And [b]NOT the purview of over-protective, micromanaging Helicopter dads.[/b]

Tell DH to save his "very valuable" Pokemon cards from his 1980s childhood and instead buy his kid $20 worth of random cards at a Target.  Then let the kid do his or her thing.

There's truly no reason Helicopter Pokemon Dad needs to micro-manage his kid's play. [/quote]

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