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Guides and Tips to Online Gaming for Parents

Video games have been popular with children for many decades. In the last few years, more and more young children ages 7 and 8 have been participating in online gaming such as Minecraft and Roblox. Multiplayer online games, whether played on a device, computer or through gaming consoles like xBoxes or Nintendo, open worlds where students can interact with friends and friends' characters but children  might come across people they do not know in this online world, and receive friend requests from both people they know and strangers.

As a parent, you may be looking for resources to educate yourself about the online gaming world and also how to talk to your children about safety and privacy online. I found some great resources.

Play it Safe: An Introductory Guide to Gaming for  Parents
This detailed posts answers FAQs about online gaming and provides helpful videos with tips for parents to help their children stay safe. Also, it provides information on parental controls on gaming systems.

Internet Safety: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
This free slide show offers very basic explanations about technology but also offers valuable information and tips about topics like cyberbullying. Any online or gaming environment where people "chat" or talk to each other is a place where cyberbullying could occur.

Netsmartz Website
Finally, this whole website is dedicated to helping parents, teachers, adults, and kids stay safe online. They have many valuable resources.


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