As a father of 2 pre-teens who tried to start with Nightmare over Ragged Hollow, it’s genuinely crazy to me how much of a difference entering a dungeon made compared to faffing around town or the wilderness.
Thank you for the article, I will definitely implement these.
Yeah. I think playing in towns is great, but I’ve learned to not start with it. Hope you find the post useful!
absolutely the best trick I’ve learned for running games for middle school-aged kids is to always start them off directly into the action.
In my experience, that trick works with all sorts of people that are new to the game. 
Starting a game at the dungeon entrance (or in the dungeon) is a good way to start off a new campaign/adventure.
Yeah, the truth is that there isn’t a lot of difference between how to onboard a kid and how to onboard an adult.