From dell.com:

An older article I just stumbled upon, but still useful.

While kids use the family computer for various activities, they probably never use it with as much gusto as when gaming. Good habits, smart software choices and age awareness can help make online gaming safe, appropriate, fun — and even educational.

Take an active role in your kids’ gaming with these healthy habits for parents:

Educate Yourself.

Find out what games your kids play and what sites they visit to access those games. Determine the time investments your kids’ games require. Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (or MMORPGs) often reward players based on the cumulative amount of time spent playing them. You may decide that games like these are unhealthy for your kids.

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