Internet has really invaded our lives to an extent that we are very much depended on it for all kinds of help
. We do most of our personal and professional work on the internet and watch movies online as well. Hence, we can say that internet has become an essential part of our daily life. Video gaming has remained popular for many decades and now the trend of video gaming has merged with internet giving rise to the new trend of internet gaming which is really attracting more and more kids towards it because they can not only play games but also interact with their opponents.
There are many websites that have been developed in order to provide free internet games to kids from all over the world. These websites do not charge any fees and therefore all the kid has to do is register and login and start playing. Some of the sites which are paid website demand some amount of fees that would help the kid to get registered as a member after which they can play games online and also interact with the other friends who are online from different locations. However, are these gaming websites really safe for your kids?
Internet is a powerful tool that can be used as a double-edge sword and therefore it does have its own disadvantages as well which as a responsible parent you should be aware of. Some of the gaming websites might be genuine but they have a lot of advertisement and internet marketing gimmicks on them which can easily lure kids to click on them and enter their vital information. These internet marketing tools are used in order to extract more information from the users so that companies can expand their database.
Many of the gaming websites often have advertisements that are vulgar and pornographic in nature which can be harmful to the psychology of your child. These advertisements are designed smartly in order to attract a lot of young crowd to their websites. They provide free trial to your kids that would attract the kid instantly and the result is that your kid will become a regular visitor of that pornographic website. Hence, it is very important that we keep focus on what kind of websites our kids are visiting and what kind of games he prefers to play while he is with his peer group and friends.
If your children play games on the internet, remember that parenting is the best content filter. Don't rely on any software internet filters you may have installed on your computer. If you have one, that's good, but in addition to that, put the computer in a public place such as your living room and make sure that you can see the screen when your children play online games.