World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 13 | Page 59

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how they talk so when you look

question, would you be scared or

it gets hard and I am going to

over their shoulder you know just

worried if someone asked you that?

make you, the parent, accountable.

what they are saying, code or not.

Let them know what is okay to give

Food, this is on you. You give them

Do this sooner than L8r (which

as a reply to questions that they are

money, you buy the groceries and

I refer to as speaking Bingo).

going to be asked. I mean, come on,

you offer them snacks. So, don’t

you remember junior high and high

buy junk! Make snack foods that

school? Don’t be naive. Country is

are available for them to munch on

pretty vague, even state or province,

during screen time healthy ones.

your child the stranger danger

but city - no. School name or grade

Crackers, veggies, fruit, these

talk, we all have a million times

- no. Age - hell no. Give them what

are all options. Don’t buy pop, or

and a million more. But this is a

to say. I tell my children when

hide it. Get them reusable water

different type of stranger danger.

someone asks you something and

bottles or juice boxes that aren’t

Anyone online can be anyone else.

you know you aren’t supposed to

all artificial and let them see that

You need to make sure that they

give out that information you say,

a healthy snack time is viable and

understand this. People will make

“I’m sorry I don’t give out that kind

good for munching while gaming.

them feel nice and happy and give

of information”. Give them the

Exercise, again this is on you. Go

them attention and they may falter.

tools and then watch them use it.

out, do family stuff. Go to the pool,

STRANGER DANGER
Now I know you have given

If you see them talking to someone,
ask them who, not WHO ARE YOU
TALKING TO! But calmly, ‘Is that a

go to the park or take an adventure.

HEALTHY CHOICES
A large part of the negative

You aren’t going to get your tween/
teen out of the house very often

new friend?’ ‘What do they like to do

stereotypical connotation with

unless they are avid into a sport and

in that game?’ ‘How did you meet

gaming is the unhealthy lifestyle

have regular games/practices. Find

them?’. There are many ways to pry.

that comes with it. Here is where

different ways to make exercise

Be sneaky. If you’re calm, they will
likely answer calmly; if they don’t,
then be worried. Lastly, protect
other people’s children, part of
online stranger danger is teaching
your kids that they could be seen as
dangerous to others too. Remind
them that if they are going to ask
someone a question, is it something
they would be okay with giving an
answer to? Make them think. Are
you allowed to answer that kind of
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