RPG Benefits for Chidren; Articles?

[Piperdog]

Hi guys! Wow, I have been away from the boards for a long while. Feels good to be back. All that "Getting married, working overtime, moving, and buying a new house" type of stuff gets in the way of what should be a priority: C&C.

Anyhow, this post is aimed at you Treebore, as I believe you posted a link to an article some years back about a game store owner that ran rpg sessions for kids; the article cited a lot of nice to know data about how rpg games benefit a child/person in many areas. If you or anyone else out there can point out some of these articles/studies, that would be great. I would like to organize something at my children's school (where I plan on substitute teaching as well). Some of you already know I am a police officer (for those of you who do not know me...please don't hold that against me. haha) and I would like to present it in a way that doesn't send them into the old 80's "D&D is from the Devil" spin. lol. Thanks guys.

[Go0gleplex]

wb Piper! Don't know about studies. But I do know when I started playing with my sibs their scores in math, english, and history went up a marginal bit.

[Geron Raveneye]

I don't have any articles or papers at hand right this moment, but I'm kinda sure they are out there. RPGs have sparked some research work over the years.

But then, there's also other kinds of RPG games out there as well by now, fit for the younger ages, with material that's easier on the mind of parents when it's about to be played with their kids. I'm saying that because it sometimes feels like you have to protect the parents more from the things that happen in games than the children. You could check out John Wick's Cat, for example. Or Faery's Tale, from Green Ronin. Both are decidedly aimed at kids.

Of course, I'm sure you can design adventures for C&C that are a little more kid-focussed.

[Treebore]

I remember what your talking about, but I can't find it in my Bookmarks. So I will have to search for it the hard way and hope I can find it. I am hitting the road shortly for Con on the Cob up in Ohio, so my search time will be short and sporadic for the next few days.

[Lurker]

I remember that to. I may have it archived with my research for my college. It will take me a while to find the external harddrive it may be on and look for the articles.

[Captain_K]

My sister is a teach in CA. Her school had a club. Teacher and kids played weekly or monthly after school. Fully funded by PF I think. Anyway, if you're interested I can get some details for you.