Before I start ranting about Fourth Edition, here’s an article from GeekDad over at Wired that I completely agree with and think has some wonderful ideas
http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/09/teaching-kids-t.html?referer=sphere_related_content
Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition
I’d like to preface this by saying: I am not an expert on RPG’s I’ve played D&D 3.5 almost exclusively for the past five years.
With that said I haven’t enjoyed fourth edition. It seems stiffening for both the GM and the players.