A friend's 8 year old daughter was asking to play Roblox recently and they reached out to me since it's in my current area of study and advised them against it due to the lack of responsibility that the corporation takes for their users.

I suggested that they introduce her to Vintage Story on a self hosted server instead. That way, they can control who has access and content.

I'm actually surprised at how many parents let their kids play Roblox unmonitored. I mean, why not let them go to the playground unmonitored instead?

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago

I encourage parents to talk to their kids about online safety but specifically come up with a plan. I’ve written this in a few comments, but u really believe it helps.

Ask them what they do if a stranger says something that makes them scared or uncomfortable. Ask them what they would do if it’s someone they know like a friend or a family member. Help them come up with a plan and identify a person who is a safe person to tell. Someone parents and kids trust, often it’s an aunt or uncle.

A parent is fine too, but at a certain age, I find kids seem to be afraid of getting in trouble or maybe just uncomfortable talking to their parents about sex, so having a 3rd party that the kids and parents trust is a good back up option.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago

Vintage Story

Bro threw them straight into the deep end lmao

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

why not let them go to the playground unmonitored instead?

That would actually be the safer option imo.

[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 12 points 8 hours ago

And far better for their physical and mental health.

[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Do you have any idea how many bitch about you NOT letting them go to the playground unmonitired