The Phone Years
“Everyone games online with their friends.”
What to say
Start here
"I know gaming with friends is fun, and I'm happy to have your friends over to play video games, just you and your friends. I don't want you playing online with somebody who could be a stranger. It's a no, because you don't go on the internet unless I'm standing right next to you and we're looking at it together, and that goes for games too."
The rest of the script
There's more to this one.
The other 3 steps are in the app, word for word, including what to say when they push back. Eight of the scripts are free in full, and all 35 are $19 once, no subscription. Nothing to download.
Read the rest in the appWhy this matters
Kids love gaming with their friends, and that part's great. It just doesn't have to happen online. In our house it's a friend over on the couch, so they still get to play together, and there are no strangers or voice chat in the game.
The Sunday Script
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