Comments on: Wizard 101

By: Gamer Dad

Gamer Dad — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:12:05 +0000

Leaving a credit card lying around isn’t a parenting sin, I feel completely confident that I could leave my wallet around and my daughters would never open it up and take things.

But if they did, the girls would be punished. I would make sure they took responsibility for their actions, perhaps with $240 worth of household chores, not wonder why King’s Isle doesn’t have a “my kid stole” money-back guarantee!

By: KatanO

KatanO — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:30:55 +0000

Oh, Meg, I can’t believe you gave that a reasonable answer. This is just blaming games for bad parenting. Someone

1) leaves their credit card lying around
2) has not taught their children NOT TO STEAL
3) leaves the kid unsupervised on the internet

and then wants the company from which the child made a purchase to take responsibility? HAHAHA If your kid stole from the mall, would you blame the mall? Teach your kid not to steal things.

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:21:31 +0000

I don’t think any online game has any responsibility for a child using a parent’s credit card without permission. If a kid hasn’t been taught not to take things that don’t belong to them, I don’t think the game is responsible for teaching them that.

I’m a big believer in keeping the family computer in the family room so that an adult can keep an eye on the children’s online activities. I usually suggest that because that way parents can teach kids about stranger safety as it comes up but I guess it could also apply to seeing if your kids are shopping online.

By: waresmith

waresmith — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:49:48 +0000

This company has no parental controls. Without my permission, my 10 year old took my credit card and charged $80 (the annual fee) three times in a row, buying tokens of some sort. He some how pretended to be me, and set up his own parent confirmation. The company emailed me saying that “Currently there’s no known method to validate a “real” parent vs. a child impersonating a parent” The company refuses to give my money back or to acknowledge their responsibility. BEWARE — not a very good company. The game is now banned in my home

By: Shenme?

Shenme? — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:28:44 +0000

I don’t think this game offers much to those who aren’t interested in Harry Potter and magic (or who are burned out on Potter knockoffs!) but your thoughts on net safety and kids are great, as usual!

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:46:43 +0000

This post seems to bring out the best in everyone.

By: pizza 202020202

pizza 202020202 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:06:55 +0000

i hate everyone on the game and i smell like butternut scwosh

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