BarbieGirls.com, a virtual world for kids with 14 million registered users worldwide, has introduced “Parents’ Place,” a parent-directed area that is built off a principle of Educate, Empower, and Engage.
One of the featured tools on “Parents’ Place†is the B Smart Pact, an interactive activity for parents and kids to do together, posing a series of questions and scenarios to guide them through a conversation about protecting one’s privacy online, chatting safely, online etiquette/being nice, and length of time spent playing online. The B Smart Pact is also customizable, allowing parents to input individual rewards and consequences for rules, as well as write their own personal family rules (e.g. homework must be done before computer play.)
Originally posted on July 18, 2008 @ 11:09 pm