Bill Kilpatrick, owner of Real Ability in CA, and I are working on a book based on our experience with teaching young children to play chess.  Over the last year we ran a pilot of an ecourse, teaching parents how to teach very young children to play.

The pilot program was a smashing success!

We are in the process of writing everything up in a book format, which will be published by Mongoose Press (an elite chess book publisher).

This particular book will be geared to parents of children aged 2-7.  Any parent will be able to pick up this book and learn along with the child, teaching them in a way that keeps them interested and wanting more.

We had parents on the pilot who knew nothing about chess, who did very well.  Various parents reported that they had incredible bonding experience through teaching chess and that their children remained interested in playing even after the lessons ended.

We’ll keep you posted on the book’s progress!

Dan and I are working on flyers for the new fall season of chess classes in our local schools.  We are interested in your thoughts on the benefits of chess for children.

In the comment section below, please tell us which one of the following benefits most interests you.  If you don’t have children, consider which attributes are most important for today’s youth.

It is important that you only select ONE benefit.  And please do not review the other answers until you have decided.

Which ONE of these life skills would you most like your child to achieve through chess?

• Self-confidence
• Patience
• Logical thinking
• Imagination
• Problem solving
• Focus

After you answer the question, please tell us why this is important to you.

Thank you for your help!