Not 3 years old yet...

*wonder what happens when the kid grows up and you show him this forum*

If you want to see that kind of parents, go to the games of junior hockey! They act like crazy.

@Athena, I never mentioned his name or show his picture. I don't think he would over react if he reads this in a few years!

@Ripley, now I understand that your first post could be misunderstood as a bit ironic. But it was not toward us. p.s. thanks for reminding me of the Alien saga.

@jay I worked in special education and I can say that, yes, we have chance to have a good working brain. Sped is almost 30% in big cities.

The first time I read this I didn't realize you where addressing different people and was like ?? 

@Athena. I did not want to make 4 posts. First a comment, then I put the name of someone to reply to him/her. [I put my answers on separate lines now. Easier to read].  Thanks!

Hockey is the exact sport I was talking about for parents.. Gets bad!

*Future GM/ Prodigy alert*

I started at 4 and now I’m 7. I think my rating is good

He's well on his way to being a Chessbrah, eh?

He will decide. Try showing an ongoing blitz online game to a very young kid. Movement fascinates them.  Chessmen appear like animated comics characters.

I'd have been eight when I got a chess set in '72 (after the Fischer/Spassky leap in the interest in the game) and soon enough my dear old Dad stopped playing with me because I beat him all the time.  What if chess.com was a thing then?

you have the right idea starting him young. I did the same with my son . it's not important to make him a master. Stress playing for fun, it not being important to win all the time. stress you learn more from losing a game. I started my son playing tournaments at 7. He played all sports and went to 8 to 10 chess tournaments a year I got him a few lessons from a chess master along the way. He played on his high school chess team and they won back to back state championships. he burnt out playing competitively but helped get himself a scholarship to a great college . Chess gave him an increasable memory and will to win and work hard at whatever he took on. His chess accomplishments helped get him into dental school. need I say more have fun with it dosnt matter if you win or loose those games it will make him smart

Wow, this thread's still going. Hope your 4 year old still enjoys chess

My Grandson Kai @ 2 1/2 moving his favorite piece The Knight. . .  He opens with either knight . . . He is making he's fourth move . . .

1. Nf3  2. Nc3  3. Nb5 4. N e5 . . .

That was 17 years ago . . . He is USC University now . . .

All I can say is dang...

Very nice, denverhigh! Thank you.

i tried teaching my 2 year old granddaughter chess since i was babysitting during the week. . . Well it didn't workout heres the link . . .

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general-chess-discussion/teaching-my-2-year-old-grand-daughter-chess-45095840