Wired‘s Geekdad, Jacob Russell — actually, he’s just one of the column writers — recommends some 20-Sided Parenting:
One of the aspects of my geekism, that I’ve never regretted, is my love for role-playing games. No, not MMORPGs. Not Playstation. Good ol’ fashioned paper, pencil, and polyhedron dice role-playing games. Aside from the fact that they promote literacy, social interaction, ethics, and math skills in kids, they’re lots of fun. If you’ve never introduced your kids to RPGs, the holidays are a great time to start.