eSafety - Online Gaming
The Office of the eSafety Commissioner is offering a free webinar next week for parents and carers - eSafety’s parent guide to online gaming.
This webinar will cover:
- the benefits of gaming and how to mitigate the risks
- strategies to manage gaming and overuse
- where to find help and support
Session days and times
- Monday 22 June: 7.30 – 8.30pm (limited spaces left)
- Thursday 25 June: 12.30 – 1.30pm (filling fast)
- Thursday 25 June: 7.30 – 8.30pm
Register here: eSafety's parent guide to online gaming
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Did you know?
- 81% of children aged 8 to 17 have played an online game
- 64% have played a multiplayer online game with others
- 52% have played with people they did not know
- 17% have experienced bullying or abuse while playing a network game with others
- 34% have made an in-game purchase and this rose to 45% when they played a network game with others
eSafety Commissioner, Online Gaming
The eSafety Commissioner provides excellent information about online gaming that is invaluable for parents and carers.
Their Online Gaming webpages consider issues such as:
- How to create a safer gaming environment for your child
- Is your child spending too much time gaming?
- Grooming and bullying through in-game chat
- How to limit in-game purchases
- Games with gambling themes
Follow this link to read more: eSafety Commissioner, Online Gaming
Loretto Campbell
ICT & eLearning