Does your nephew have an older sister? If not, there's no hope for him in chess and he'd be happier with a train set.
How do I make my Nephew enjoy chess?
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Jan 9, 2017
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Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen were both competitive with their sisters when they were kids.
Does your nephew have an older sister? If not, there's no hope for him in chess and he'd be happier with a train set.
Does your nephew have an older sister? If not, there's no hope for him in chess and he'd be happier with a train set.
michaelgravel wrote:
The same way you MAKE him like broccoli.
He already likes broccoli.
You want to see someone unhappy? Force them to play a game they dont want to play.
Diakonia wrote:
You want to see someone unhappy? Force them to play a game they dont want to play.
It's not a game, it's a sport.
Jan 10, 2017
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It would be like forcing someone who loves a job outside to sit in an office and rot their whole life
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
Diakonia wrote:
You want to see someone unhappy? Force them to play a game they dont want to play.
It's not a game, it's a sport.
Ita a board game, but we dot need toagree on that.
Jan 10, 2017
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You really werent gonna even make it to USCF class Z with this way of thinking anyways.
Give him candy when he wins...the Pavlov response..
BronsteinPawn wrote:
You really werent gonna even make it to USCF class Z with this way of thinking anyways.
That's neither here nor there.
MechHand wrote:
It would be like forcing someone who loves a job outside to sit in an office and rot their whole life
This is different, he's 4, he doesn't understand what he wants yet.
Diakonia wrote:
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
Diakonia wrote:
You want to see someone unhappy? Force them to play a game they dont want to play.
It's not a game, it's a sport.
Ita a board game, but we dot need toagree on that.
Agree to disagree sure.
Jan 10, 2017
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VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
And neither do you, with all due respect.
MechHand wrote:
It would be like forcing someone who loves a job outside to sit in an office and rot their whole life
This is different, he's 4, he doesn't understand what he wants yet.
Jan 10, 2017
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Treesong wrote:
Haha that's actually a good idea, in a messed up kinda way haha
Give him candy when he wins...the Pavlov response..
Jan 10, 2017
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I am wondering if the OP is actually this stupid or if he is just trolling.
You are no one to tell a 4 year old what to do, stop harrasing him and get a life. You are acting like those stupid parents forcing their kids into hockey or soccer because they couldnt play those sports or werent good at them when they were kids.
Jan 10, 2017
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VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
I have a nephew, he's 4. Recently I introduced him to the noble game of chess, but like a bumbling simpleton he refers to the game as "Chest". This is not important, only mildly infuriating. Anyway, as my dreams of becoming a GM have been viciously shot down by the members of this website, I have instead decided to live vicariously through him.
However, he seems not to have any interest in the game. When I attempt to explain to him what the pieces do, he shrugs off the importance of my lessons, and proceeds to play with the pieces as if they were some sort of toy. Foolish, and ungrateful he is you should agree. If given the same opportunity at his age I would surely by now be a GM.
So I humbly come to you all for help. How do you make a child enjoy chess? How do I explain to him the importance of becoming a GM? I know some of the answers will be "Maybe chess isn't his thing", but we don't have a piano in the family so since becoming the next Mozart is out of the question. Anyway, please share your experiences with raising children, and how you enlightened their lives with chess.
Thank you
A 4-year old child? Classical conditioning should work. In the end, children are not that different from Pavlov's dog.
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
BronsteinPawn wrote:
You really werent gonna even make it to USCF class Z with this way of thinking anyways.
That's neither here nor there.
I disagree I think it was very relevant.
I have a nephew, he's 4. Recently I introduced him to the noble game of chess, but like a bumbling simpleton he refers to the game as "Chest". This is not important, only mildly infuriating. Anyway, as my dreams of becoming a GM have been viciously shot down by the members of this website, I have instead decided to live vicariously through him.
However, he seems not to have any interest in the game. When I attempt to explain to him what the pieces do, he shrugs off the importance of my lessons, and proceeds to play with the pieces as if they were some sort of toy. Foolish, and ungrateful he is you should agree. If given the same opportunity at his age I would surely by now be a GM.
So I humbly come to you all for help. How do you make a child enjoy chess? How do I explain to him the importance of becoming a GM? I know some of the answers will be "Maybe chess isn't his thing", but we don't have a piano in the family so becoming the next Mozart is out of the question. Anyway, please share your experiences with raising children, and how you enlightened their lives with chess.
Thank you