[blparent] Playing video games with kids

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Also, ask him to tell you about the games, even if you aren't playing.  Let 
him describe what's happening to his character, what he's doing.  My stepson 
isn't always much of a talker, but blow-by-blows of the Star Wars games have 
given him endless, and sometimes too endless, fuel for conversation.  Just 
be interested.  And if you drive a race car into a house at full speed and 
everything blows up, which I've done, have a good laugh about it.  Shoot, 
you'll have done something you could never get away with in real life.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:30 AM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Playing video games with kids

> Boxing and bowling are fun. I took out Jesus in a boxing match. Then the 
> power went out. No joke.
> Really though, your stepson wants time with you. So figure this out. You 
> probably won't play these games the way a sighted person would, though he 
> probably won't care about that. Ask him to give you some pointers and see 
> what you can learn, pay attention to how your gestures make the game 
> react.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Brandy W
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:25 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Playing video games with kids
>
> I know you can box and bowl but I'm not sure of any others that you can 
> do.
>
>
> "When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping
> them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the 
> things
> we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference 
> in
> our lives."
> - Fred Rogers
>
> Brandy Wojcik
> Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team Leader
> www.playtoachieve.com
> (512) 689-5045
>
> Looking for team members nation wide!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jolynn Page" <linnie1516 at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 12:06 AM
> Subject: [blparent] Playing video games with kids
>
>
>> Hi,
>>  I thought I would introduce my self since I have been on this list for
>> awhile and haven't said much.  My name is Jolynn and I am from Washington
>> and am married to a Navy sailor.  I have a 7 year old step son who loves
>> to play video games.  My question is do any of your kids have a nintendo
>> wii system and are there any games that you as blind parents can play 
>> with
>> your kids with any or little help at all.  My son has been asking to play
>> video games with me but I am not sure what games if any there are out
>> there for a blind person to play with a young child.  Thanks for any 
>> help.
>>
>> Jolynn and guide dog Megan
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
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