I’d prefer if my kiddo plays offline games for a long while when he’s older. Nothing wrong with old school Spyro and crash Bandicoot!

The later you delay things, the easier it is. And find games that don’t need internet connection. And do your research (e.g avoid Roblox). Be vigilant & aware of what your kids are doing

Thank you for this, my daughter and I just had a big chat about being safe online.

Such helpful tips

Myself and my partner are big gamers, but I don’t want my kid following in our footsteps. I’ll be making sure my child is well aware of online dangers.

I truly hope my miss 4 isn’t a gamer until she’s way old enough to handle her own. Keyboard warriors are out of control these days.

As an online gamer myself, it absolutely astounds me on some games how terribly people are treated and spoken too (games like Warzone, Call of Duty etc). Ensure you kids know how to deal with people like this or alternative you can shut chat off to party only if they are playing with their friends.

I would only allow this if I was playing too. There’s too many trolls and pitfalls for kids to stumble on

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  • • Mumof4 replied
    • 15 Jun 2024 , 8:17 pm

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  Yep same here.

I am so clueless to online gaming as it was never something I was interested in before

That’s great that they are acknowledging that parents need to be more aware. It is scary but the first step is empowering yourself with knowledge!

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  • • mom160270 replied
    • 13 Jul 2024 , 7:36 pm

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  I agree. We need to be there to make sure our children are safe.

Avoid where possible. If you have to, just make sure you’re accompanying kids while they’re playing. At least until they’re old enough

Not a fan of online gaming.

I don’t like online gaming. My boys are too young. Hopefully they don’t like online gaming.

Should be for the older kids and still closely monitored by parents

Not happening in our household unfortunately. It encourages alot.

What you should know: do not allow it

I just hate the idea of online gaming.

The later you allow your children on gaming the better. And lay down boundaries. It’s easier to allow more privileges than to take them away. And always know what your child is playing. Avoid games needing internet access as much as possible

I personally don’t think that kids should have access to this type of thing until they are at least 11. There are so many dangers, not to mention targeted advertising to tempt them to buy extra things.

As an online gamer myself, I sometimes get absolutely appalled with how I hear not only children but adults talk to each other on online gaming platforms. I will ensure to keep open communication with my son when he is old enough so he can come to me with anything he experiences and teach him tools on how to deal with it (as well as monitoring safely myself).