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How to balance gaming friendships with online safety fears

I found out my 12-year-old has been talking to strangers online through his gaming headset and he says they're his friends but I'm terrified.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The boundary between connection and danger blurs in spaces parents cannot see.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gaming and children?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.