Regardless of what games, apps, or social media you allow your kids/teens to have, too much of anything can have negative effects. Some of these negative effects can be depression and isolation which can have tragic results. Watch for warning signs. It is important to make an HONEST assessment of your kid’s personality and social interactions. Do they have friends? Do they enjoy other activities both alone and with their peers? Do they forgo doing things with friends to play …
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Scoring that Excellent Throw is no small accomplishment, and there are a few things you can do to make it easier. We told you what parents needed to know about Pokemon Go when it first came …
Game Systems are another area where #ParentsNeedToKnow about parental controls. Of course, each brand has their own proprietary system and parental control settings. The good news is that the parental controls provided on Xbox, PS and …
The Parental Controls app for the Nintendo Switch gives parents the ability to oversee their kids gaming activity on the device. But sometimes the global age restriction setting that you are comfortable using for your child …
Fight The New Drug, an organization that does awesome work to minimize pornography use, reported the other day that search results for Pokémon GO had surpassed that of porn searches. In case you weren’t aware of it, pornography …
Minecraft is all the rage among kids of all ages. Aside from the usual comments about the amount of time their kids want to spend playing Minecraft, the biggest complaint from parents about Minecraft is the language …
I have been surprised about the lack of knowledge among parents about what is in Grand Theft Auto V. Parents need to know that this game is very different than Call of Duty or Halo. The …