MMO Family: Log in to your kids' gaming interests

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I never was monitored online and I've been playing online games since I was 9 years old. Unfortunately, being a real girl and very shy and at the time easy to push around, I got in a lot of situations that I shouldn't have and that made my life online not so fun. I also gave people who asked my phone number, I was very young at the time and didn't see the harm in it (I was so naive...). There were many bad things that happened because of it, and most of it I hid from my Parents out of fear I'd be blamed and I'd lose my net access (which probably would have happened too). I was forced to take a break after a real life stalker came to my house tho (and yes it's a true story) and I couldn't hide that one from them. The same thing started to happen to my cousin, and her Parents made her play all male characters online (seriously heh). If I had it to do all over again I'd do things so much differently, but such is life.

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This is an important segment and series. Sure, it was well written and provided information, but it may be more important in terms of re-framing how we think about games. The message that we should be involved with all parts of our children lives is critical. Whether it is sports, music, the mathaletes, or MMOs parents should take a vested interest. Too many parents see games as a distraction and even abnormal or unhealthy. Yes, it is deleterious, like anything else, when unsupervised. Mewmew's very candid and brave post highlights the importance of this.

It always comes back to the parents: involvement, involvement, and appropriate involvement.

Keep this one going, guys! Excellent new feature.

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