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Because virtual worlds provide access to many people in the world, there are certain safety issues which can disrupt the playing experience of children.
Although the administration and moderators of virtual world are always on the lookout for these safety issues, parents must still be active in monitoring their children when they are logged in.
Some general issues are:
Sexual predators.
Like it or not, there are twisted pedophiles out there lurking in cyberspace and looking to take advantage of the innocence of children. These perverts would stop at nothing to get precious contact details or to entice them with promises of more toys or more playing time.
Don't even think that these pedophiles will only stick to physical manifestations of their crookedness. With technology expanding, there are those who would resort to virtual sex with hapless children to satisfy their fetishes.
Virtual worlds, themselves, have been more active in resolving these issues. So far, these instances have been grounded to a halt with the emergence of Parental Approval-necessary Chat and filters for profane words. However, parents should not depend on machines all the time. True guidance is still needed. Always check what they are doing and communicate with them all the time.
Exposure to Bad Information.
Because of the wide reach of the World Wide Web, there is no stopping bad and profane information such as violence from leaking into these virtual worlds. Granted that there are chat filters in place for these virtual worlds, parents should still empower their children any possible bad information which they may be exposed to.
Overplaying.
There is always the risk for your children to spend too much time in their virtual worlds. As wise men say, too much of something is always bad enough. Spending the entire day plugged in front of the computer can have significant effects on the socializing skills of your child.
Virtual worlds are meant to rehearse the way children interact with other people. And that's the point. It is meant to rehearse - not replace. Thus it is still important for parents to implement time management strategies so that children would not be addicted to virtual worlds. Moreover, spending too much time in front of the monitor can damage the young eyes of your children. Moderation is always the key.
So, besides these points what are the other related issues faced by children & their parents??
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