News

It’s Frightening How Persistent A Child Predator Can Be

In December of 2010, 18-year-old Alex Trowell of Idaho was on his way to visit his 12-year-old World of Warcraft girlfriend in New Mexico. Alerted by the girl’s mother, New Mexico police called Trowell and had him turn his car around.


April 4, 2011
PC

Teaching First-Graders With Minecraft

When his five-year-old daughter built a treehouse by herself in Minecraft, Joel Levin, a computer teacher at Manhattan’s Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, got the idea to try incorporating the PC game into his lesson plan at school. He worried about numerous possibilities that the game would simply be incompatible with students that young, but he was relieved and gratified to discover he was wrong.


March 30, 2011
In Real Life

Goofy ’90s PSA Warns Kids Of The Dangers Of The Internet

As this 1998 PSA on internet safety reminds us, the web can be a scary place. Remember not to trust strangers on the net – especially if you happen to be talking to them on what looks like Microsoft Word.


March 9, 2011
News

Can Video Games Keep Your Children Physically Fit?

Can exergaming really take the place of going for a brisk walk or doing a few laps in the pool? A study out of Brigham Young University finds that certain video games do count as legitimate exercise for kids.


February 2, 2011
In Real Life

Playing Video Games With Dad Builds Better Daughters

Do video games make girls healthier and happier? A brand-new study out of Brigham Young University’s School of Family life suggests they do, as long as parents are willing to play along.


January 19, 2011
In Real Life

This Is How South Korean Children Battle Game Addiction

It looks like torture, and for children In South Korea that are used to playing video games non-stop, ruining their grades in the process it might be. This is where parents send their children to learn a little self-control.


January 6, 2011
In Real Life

Doctors Say The 3DS Is Safe, Potentially Beneficial To Children

Nintendo warned that its new 3DS portable gaming system might have negative effects on young children’s vision. Now the American Optometric Association steps forward to say that using 3D technology could have a positive effect on children’s eyesight. How so?


December 29, 2010
December 2, 2010
News

Resident Evil 5 May Have Exposed Child To Real Evil

A father in the Canadian province of British Columbia contacted the police on Monday after receiving sexually explicit messages from a man his 12-year-old daughter had met playing while Resident Evil 5.


November 9, 2010
News

Playing With Your Children Can Save Their Mental Health

Using the television or video game console to babysit your child might be more detrimental than you think. The results of a two decade study show that actively participating in your child’s life could save them from severe personality disorder.