You can help your child have education, fun gaming experience. It is best to educate yourself and your child/children. In learning about the game and whether it is acutally gaming or gambling. Few tips for protection
- Educate yourself: game ratings, terms of use, privacy statements.
- Observe: Pay attention to what they are playing, who they are playing with. be were you can see the monitor.
- Establish rules: Not to give out personal information, how long they can play, not chat with strangers friends only. This should all be done before the child plays the game.
- Monitor game chats or messages: Encourage children to let you know when there is something they shouldn't see like swearing, unrated language or sexual content so you can block or mute the offensive player. You can possibly report them to the administraitors.
- Ensure privacy: Instruct children to never give out pictures of them selves, name, addresses, phone numbers.
- Voice chat wisely: there are people out there that alter their voice and this feature is not recommended for younger children.
- Appropriate names: choose names that don't give out personal information, like Little_bear, or Princess101
- Beware cyberbullies: Learn how to deal with them
- Teach safe habits to children: Let the child know that if they feel unsafe to let you know so you can report them.
- Participate: Play with them they may not like it but at least you know they are safe.
Avoid gambling sites they are not for kids. They deal with winning and losing money and gaming sites do not. Parents need to decide if the game is appropraite, that gambling is illegal, make sure that it is understood how gambling works that is is addictive, also be award of the parental control settings of the computers.
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