For once, a media outlet has posted some good tips for parents that aren’t “quite” sure what their kids are doing in games.

I think most of these are common sense, but I wonder how common sense is sometimes. Here are a couple of tips I like:

5) Use built-in parental controls

Almost all internet browsers now have effective parental controls; Microsoft’s Xbox 360 lets you play games over the web or a network, but if you’re worried about the vagaries of the internet or stranger danger online, these features can easily be disabled.

6) Investigate special protective software

Several manufacturers sell software that is designed to limit what can be done on a computer. Cyberpatrol.com offers you the chance to limit time and type of web access, for instance, and an awful lot more too. McAfee and Norton make equivalent versions, too, but be aware that the walled garden approach can always be circumvented by using another computer, so the investment might not prove worthwhile.

Both tips point out things that should be common sense, but I know those unfamiliar with technology might not realize this. A cunning child can work around something like an internet block. And I know some cunning children

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- Warren

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