Okay back to a computer. Let me elaborate: I only started beating her at games once she was old enough to understand the concept of winning. I didn’t try to beat her at, say, peek-a-boo. And we always played age appropriate games. I wouldn’t try to play Chess when she was 5, but I was ruthless at Candyland.
@whitenoise I disagree, obviously. A parent can prepare them for the real world and their friends by not coddling them to give them a falsely elevated sense of self-esteem.
@jleslie I taught my daughter Gin Rummy a few months ago and now she beats me about 50% of the time.
@ucme Hide and seek is not a competitive game. It’s an elaborate peek-a-boo. What I am talking about is age appropriate stuff. I wouldn’t wrestle, throw her to the ground, and then stomp around saying, “I win, I win.” That’s inappropriate. But now, I will race her, and she will always win (if swimming). Unless I cheat, of course.
@flutherother I’m teaching my kid cribbage now.
For everybody else, I’d basically just be repeating myself.