Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

Eps 550: Online gaming safety tips for teens with Ron Kerbs

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My guest today is Ron Kerbs, and he’s here to talk about online gaming safety tips & gaming toxicity for our teens. We get into the biggest threats to kids who play online multiplayer games and why gaming is so toxic. Ron shares advice for parents and some positives about gaming. We finish by talking about Ron’s company, Kidas, which monitors kids’ gaming and offers parents concrete resources and tips for how to talk to your child about what happened.  


Takeaways from the show

  • What are the threats to kids who play online, multiplayer games? Spoiler: privacy issues & sharing personal information 
  • The big feelings & frustrations that come with gaming 
  • Why is online multiplayer gaming so toxic? 
  • Are there “safe” games for kids? How do parents know? 
  • Getting interested & involved in your adolescent’s games  
  • What’s “too much” gaming?  
  • Around 60% of kids under 18 who play video games will be bullied, harassed or scammed 
  • Benefits of gaming include making friends, getting scholarships, and even making a living 
  • Kids offers monitoring AND help with how to communicate and have those tough conversations with your child after an incident 
  • Collaborating with other parents in your child’s friend group to get on the same page about gaming


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