School of Gaming not only provides a safe, entertaining, and educational gaming hobby for children. One of our missions is also to "game-educate" the parents of these children, and ideally the entire society, to adopt a positive attitude towards games and gaming, while being aware of the dangers and drawbacks.
By taking these few actions, you can ensure that your child's gaming hobby does not subtly lead to a negative spiral. With our tips, you can protect your gamer, who is taking their first steps into the world of online gaming, from a Lord of the Flies-like gaming culture.
- Favor Supervised and Moderated Servers
At School of Gaming we have taken this even further. Every gamer on our Discord server has their own gaming educator, and we have the contact details of their parents, which allows us to collaborate with the family to discuss good online culture with the gamer, if necessary. There are no unknown people on our servers. - Talk to Your Gamer About the Game and Its Events. Ask Them to Show You How They Operate on Their Favorite Servers
Watch what your child does and how they behave. What do they write in the game chat? What do their gaming friends write there? Ask your child to articulate what they are doing and why. Do not accept "because others do it too" as an answer if something in their behavior does not seem right to you. The same rules apply to online gaming as they do to outdoor games and sandbox play in the yard. Minecraft is not inherently about killing, robbing, and blowing up other players. It is precisely what the players make of it. - Consider Incorporating Gaming Education into Your Child's Range of Hobbies
A gaming educator is an excellent support and help in teaching your gamer healthy gaming habits and an inclusive and respectful gaming culture. These skills also transfer to real life. The child learns the value of helping and working together, how to form friendships, and how to communicate constructively. They also learn to handle the feelings of frustration that almost every game induces.
Even when they do wrong, their sense of justice and responsibility develops as they test their boundaries and have to bear the consequences of their actions. On open servers, foolish behaviors rarely lead to consequences.
They learn to articulate their own gaming feelings and recognize situations that cause discomfort and how to escape those situations. The gamer learns to choose the right and suitable gaming company for themselves and understands that there is no reason to get involved in foolishness.
School of Gaming offers online gaming education for families. When your child engages in gaming under the guidance of our trained and adult gaming educators, you can rest assured: They are in good hands, in a safe environment, and becoming more civilized digital citizens thanks to their hobby.