I don’t mind allowing my son to play computer and video games, just as long it doesn’t negatively affect family communication or schooling. I know that playing games is one way of helping him relax and unwind after a long, busy day at school. He loves simulation games, as they let him express himself by enabling personalization. I’ll even join in from time to time since gaming as a family is one of our favorite ways to bond. The downside of gaming is that there are so many games out there that are filled with violence, vulgarity, crude humor, innuendos, and language that it’s sickening; thus I’m über selective with my son’s gaming selection. While there are some good games out there, it’s few, far, and in-between. Unfortunately, many of those are even time-wasters.
Character building games, especially ones that promote positivity and kindness, are zero to none since they’re rarely supported by top notch companies and venture capitalists. One company is taking matters into their own since they believe that our children are in dire need of games that promote kindness and positive thinking. Thanks for sponsoring today’s discussion, A Better World for Kids!
After A Better World’s gaming success on Facebook, they have a vision of creating a kid-friendly version of the game on their web-site. Similar to the original, A Better World for Kids enables one to make a difference in their virtual world and in reality, with good deeds and positive thinking. It also makes the game player feel better about themselves, making it standing out amongst the crowd. In the game, children are able to personalize their character, learn how to cook healthy, recycle, decorate their home, and care for their pets. Their notable actions are rewarded with Do-Good Gold. The more good deeds that they do, the more features that they’ll be able to unlock. Their house also gets bigger!
Unlike the original game, A Better World for Kids will not be on Facebook and be compliant with all child privacy laws and regulations. They’ll also be closely working with FTC COPPA certified safe harbor vendor, Privo, to ensure the safety of the community. In addition, A Better World for Kids has promised to pledge 10 percent of its post-campaign net profits to charities that help children. They’ll support a new charity every two months.
This game is truly one of a kind, yet it’s up to us as parents, grandparents, and educators if we want to turn this dream into a reality! No deed is too small, because you can pledge anywhere from $10 – $10,000 at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-better-world-for-kids-finally-a-game-for-good/x/8031777 to help them obtain their goal of reaching $200,000.
Those sound like great games and definitley teach kids valuable life lessons.
Oh this looks like a great thing to check out! I love educational games… but this would teach kindness. LOVE IT>
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With so much negativity and hatefulness in the world, it is a must to teach our children kindness, empathy, and how to treat others the way we want to be treated. What a great concept for a game!
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Sounds like a great game. I have never heard of it before. Thanks for sharing.
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I feel the same way about games for my oldest. These sound like great games even my daughters may like!
Thank you for sharing this game with the world! We’re all about gaming as a means to bring families together in a healthy way so I’m glad to see there are others who feel the same way!
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this looks perfect – great for adults to feel like their children are learning and not having their heads down in a phone. but kids are having fun playing with it!
That looks like an amazing game. There are so many games out there which are quite violent, a game that enables kids to make a difference with good deeds and positive thinking is such a nice change.
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This sounds like a really great game. I like that it is fun and also helps teach kids about being kind and treating others how they want to be treated.
I have seen a similar site to this for kids but was too pricey .x
I love the idea behind this. Too many games today are teaching these we work so hard to keep our kids away from.
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This is a great game for the young ones. I love that it teaches kindness and relationship building. We need more of that in this world.
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This is GENIUS! Kids are sponges, and they always seem to soak up the most from media. Might as well give them a game that promotes awesome traits.
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What a breath of fresh air! There are so many games that promote violence and hatred. I’m glad there is someone stepping up!
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This looks like a wonderful game for kids. Bright and happy! Exactly the kind of thing I like to expose my children to.
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This is double awesome. Not only does it teach kids to be kind and thoughtful. Part of the money goes to charity. I love it.
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This looks like a game my kids would love! And I love that they’d get an extra lesson behind it.
Now THIS is a game I would approve of my boys playing!
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My sister does not believe that her son should play video games because he is too young. But my nephew really wants to play some because he hears and sees his friends doing it. I KNOW that she will let him play this one! Cant go wrong with such good life lessons.
Now this is a game that I would encourage kids to play!
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I love the idea of the app and was thinking of donating. I think my daughter would love it.
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I love any game or any activity that promotes kindness! The concept behind this venture is close to my heart, I love it!
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Oh, so happy to hear there’s something better in the world that teaches children kindness and empathy! Smart idea to make it as a game so it does not look like work 🙂
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Looks like something I could get my boys interested in. They are 5 and 8 and my oldest says the kids in his class play mature rated video games and wants me to buy him grand theft5. Are you kidding me?!?
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This is great and would love this for my kiddos. What a great concept.
I monitor my son closely. He is a huge Minecraft and Portal player at his age. He’s not allowed black ops games even though a lot of his friends are playing them… even at 11 and 12 years old. 🙁 He actually has aspirations of becoming someone who plans games, like the storyboarding sequence and has demonstrated the skill with some of his still frame animations.
This is a great idea and much needed for a lot of children today. My son may be a little bit beyond this already…lol
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Good luck to them. I hope they are able to reach their goal!
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My boy is 10 years older than yours and I think games were much healthier back then. Totally agree with you on the horror of rude language of violence nowadays. Good to know there are these kinds of games again.
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This sounds like an amazing game indeed for the kids to play. I love the Do Good Gold for good deeds and that they are making it a safe community for the kids using Privo. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a cute game that teaches values! Thank you for sharing, I think my daughter would love this!
I love this, nothing better than a game that teaches kids values. Love it.
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Looks like I need to play a few of these games, lol. Need to get my kids adjusted to the real world chores. They do well for a while then fall off… hummmm, as a matter of fact, video games is the reason.
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We need to teach more kindness! Great idea.
I love the idea of teaching good values to kids via this game. The world will be a better place for sure! 🙂
I think that if children need to play video games this is the best way to do it! With games full of value 🙂
I try to model the positivity I want my children to embrace themselves. Having it portrayed through real-life & other means, like this video game, will make it so much easier for children to choose the best path.
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I just love that they are developing a game geared toward doing good all while managing to make it fun for kids. The world definitely needs more of this!
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