So, you have read all the stories about young people meeting strangers online. Chatrooms, Facebook, MySpace … you know about all of them.

However, it is just not your computer that you need to worry about when it comes to your child meeting new “friends” online. Video games are becoming more and more sophisticated and some feature the ability to players to meet and chat online.

At the E3 games summit in Los Angeles recently, Microsoft announced it is redesigning its XBox 360 console with a plan on building communities. The company believes strongly in social gaming.

This means parents need to do more than grasp what is happening in the “conventional” online world. They also need to understand what their family’s video game console can do and discuss with their children the potential pitfalls.

Robin

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