Educational PC Games Your Kids Will Love
If your kids love screen time, why not make it work to your advantage? Engage them with these education PC games and learning will feel...
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This blog is dedicated to keeping you, the parent, up to date with events and trends that may affect your child's behavior and gaming. Our goal with this blog is to bridge the communication gap between the parent and the child in this digital age. For great tips and to connect with like-minded parents Join our community of parents raising tweens & teens in a digital age.
Parents of Gamers
- Oct 20
Five Signs that Your Child Might be Addicted to Gaming
When does your child go from an avid gamer to a gaming addict? These are signs to watch out for and what to do if you suspect your child...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Oct 15
Discord: A Beginner’s Guide
Gamers have been using Discord since its 2015 launch. But what is Discord, and why use that social media platform over Facebook or...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Oct 7
Ghosting: What it means to be Ghosted in a Video Game
It makes me feel old to say this, but, kids these days. Turning nouns into verbs and coming up with terms for things that I could never...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Oct 5
Fortnite: How Young is too Young to Play?
Fortnite might be okay for older kids to play, but is it safe to let my elementary school-aged child play? My husband loves to play...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Sep 27
Sexual Insults: How to Speak to Your Child about Respect
No one could have ever begun to explain what parenting was like before I became a parent on my own. I remember hearing my mom say to me...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Sep 23
Kidas Partners with Parents to Keep Kids Safe Online
Parenting is the hardest job in the world. There is no question about that. Kidas recognizes that while parents wish they could be there,...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Sep 21
How to Build Up Your Child's Self Esteem after Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is becoming a big problem the US and around the world. Because today’s kids are hyper-connected to one another via gaming...
Parents of Gamers
- Sep 16
What is a Helicopter Parent?
It was probably my husband who, back when our oldest was little, first told me to “stop being a helicopter parent.” I can only imagine...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Sep 13
A Parents’ Guide to Building a Starter Gaming PC
The notion that video games are bad for children is undoubtedly fading away, and for good reason. Science has proven that playing...
Parents of Gamers
- Sep 8
Must-Have Gear for Gamers
Set yourself up for successful gaming (on the computer or on a gaming console) with these accessories. When I sat down to tackle this...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Sep 4
Kidas Adds Gaming Industry Exec and Child Safety Monitoring for 20 games
Rob Seaver, founder and former CEO of Vivox joins Kidas the Board of Directors Kidas, the only child protection software for PC games, is...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Sep 1
Case Study: Sam
It was just another day in your average family home in a small town in the US. The parents were cleaning up the house after a long day...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Aug 30
Ways to Connect and Communicate with Your Teen
When your child becomes a tween/teenager, it feels like they have become completely different people. The ways you used to connect with...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Aug 25
Learning to Code with Coder Kids
In today's digital age, coding is a skill that is a must-have for kids. As parents, coding was just a minor, if at all any, part of the...
Parents of Gamers
- Aug 23
How to Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Teen
Teenagers are funny creatures. They can be happy-go-lucky and delightful one minute and moody and sullen the next. One minute, asking...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Aug 16
What Are Teens Doing Online?
Think about how much time you spend online and how many things you do online in a day. Have you ever thought about what you teens are...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Aug 5
Cases detected by Kidas
Children all over the United States and all over the world, are more exposed than they have ever been before. Parents are doing their...
Parents of Gamers
- Aug 4
What is a Minecraft Server?
Let me be honest with you guys. When I got asked to write a blog post about “What is a Minecraft Server?” I literally had to sit down and...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jul 28
Why do Teens Talk to Strangers Online?
Ever wonder why teens talk to strangers online? Teens, both male and female chat with strangers online, however, girls are more likely to...
Parents of Gamers
- Jul 26
Slang Teens Use to Cyberbully Others: Seven Terms You Need to Know
After the blog post I recently did about teens and emojis, I sort of tumbled down a rabbit hole. It turns out that, like my tween has...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jul 19
3 Kid Friendly Games on Roblox
When it comes to gaming for younger kids, Roblox is a great place to start. There are many reasons why kids love Roblox. It is easy to...
Parents of Gamers
- Jul 14
Teens & Emojis: Emojis Teens Use to Talk about Things They Don’t Want Their Parents to Know
Teens are sneaky, especially online. And today’s technology allows them to be super sneaky. There are apps on their smartphones that they...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jul 12
Toxic Gaming Behavior: Inappropriate Role playing
To understand inappropriate roleplaying, we first need to understand what roleplaying is. Roleplaying is a type of game where players...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jul 5
Top 5 New Video Games for kids in 2021
I can’t keep up with video games. To be fair, though, I really haven’t tried very hard. So, there’s that. There seems to be new games out...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jun 28
The Best Places for Your Kids to Learn About Roblox
Roblox really is one of my favorite games that my kids play. Or, rather, one of my favorite open-world gaming platforms my kids play...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jun 21
What Parents Need to know about Discord
Let's be honest for a minute. As the days go on, our kids make us feel older and older as they use slang we've never heard before and use...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jun 16
What is Sextortion?
As you have read on our blog, there are many risks of children and teens being online. Sextortion is one of those risks. So, the question...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jun 14
Kids & Fortnite: The Hidden Dangers Parents Should Watch Out For
After my recent blog post about Roblox, I decided to dive deep into other popular video games to see how safe they were for my kids....
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jun 7
Is it Safe for Teens to chat online?
Truth be told, we can't control who our teens chat with online. In this digital age, they are chatting with their friends, their...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jun 3
The Hidden Dangers in Roblox
I’ll admit, I find Roblox to be a pretty harmless gaming platform. My kids discovered the fun open world gaming platform about three...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Jun 2
What is a Toxic Gamer?
There are many types of gamers. Most player sign on to a game and are looking to have a good time. They are interested in doing something...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- May 26
How to deal with Inappropriate Content on the Internet
We have all been on the internet and there is no question that you can find anything you are looking for, or not looking for. As parents,...
Parents of Gamers
- May 25
How to Safely Set Up a Roblox Account
Your child wants a Roblox account. Because “all the kids at school play it, Mom!” and “I’m so bored, Mom!” So you’ve agreed to let your...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- May 20
Toxic Gaming Behavior: Threatening & Aggressive Behavior
We have covered hate speech in our toxic gaming series, but today, we are talking about how threats and aggressive abuse are extremely...
Parents of Gamers
- May 18
Eight Benefits of Minecraft for Kids
Minecraft, by video game producer Mojang, is the best-selling video game of all time. Yep. All. Time. Launched in North America in late...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- May 12
Toxic Gaming Behavior: Swatting
In our Guide to Toxic Gaming Behavior, we are talking about Swatting. Swatting is considered to be the ultimate "prank". Engaging in...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- May 10
What are Microtransactions?
In my house, I am frequently hearing, "Mom, can I buy a skin?" "Mom, can I buy more turns?" "Mom, can I buy...?" It goes on and on and...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- May 5
Toxic Gaming Behavior: Doxxing
This week, we are talking about Doxxing. Doxxing can have very dangerous consequences and can cause a lot of harm for the victim. What is...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- May 3
eSports for Beginners
When I first decided to tackle a blog post about eSports and kids, I texted my brother. He told me to “just google the biggest Twitch...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Apr 28
How to report players in video games
In our weekly Toxic Gaming Series, we frequently suggest that when experiencing toxic behavior, you should report the player. Here is a...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Apr 26
The Best Family Friendly Game Apps
My girls are obsessed with Heads Up on my iPhone. Anytime we are hanging out on the couch or in the car, they break out the game and try...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Apr 21
Toxic Gaming Behavior: What is Trolling?
Trolling or troll is a common term used in the gaming world. While many parents are familiar with the term Trolls, a troll in gaming...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Apr 19
Why You Should Embrace Video Games for Kids
Let's be honest, during this year-long and counting pandemic, there have been a lot of changes in families. Families are spending more...
Parents of Gamers
- Apr 12
Amazon Voice Assistants: Likes and Dislike
Last week a friend posted a photo on Facebook of two 12-pack boxes of shelf-stable single serve chocolate milk bottles from Nesquik....
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Apr 9
Toxic Gaming Behavior: Sexual insults
Sexism is prejudiced behavior based on sex or gender as experienced by people who play video games, primarily women. Harassment takes...
Parents of Gamers
- Apr 7
Coding Classes for Kids
In an effort to keep my kids busy this summer but still let them enjoy some well-deserved screen time, I've been trying to find...
Parents of Gamers
- Apr 2
Kids & Online Privacy
I have a friend who recently offered me this advice when I told her my 11 year old will be getting a phone this summer because she starts...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Mar 31
Toxic Gaming Behavior: Sabotaging
Sabotaging, also known as inhibiting teammates, is when you intentionally inhibit the performance of one’s own team. It is when a player...
Jenna: Mom of 2
- Mar 29
What you need to teach your children about being online
Our children watch us online on a daily basis. Whether we are sending an email, posting a picture on Instagram, participating in a zoom...
