Minecraft
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I know nothing about Minecraft, but my daughter is obsessed with having this game on her iPad. My husband turned off chat feature etc. but I’m still uneasy. Is this game appropriate for a 1st grader? We limit iPad time to one day per week for specified amount of time.
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Having the chat feature off is the most important. I think the creative mode is better than survival mode because then they can just build and have fun and if there is a benefit to the game it is in the creativity. With all games and screens i would still keep an eye on what they are seeing in the game and make sure you don’t notice a behavior shift after they play. For some kids video games can be really disruptive and hard to ‘come down’ from so just watch for that.
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My kids have been obsessed with Minecraft recently and it’s only caused frustrations and requests to spend more money whenever they play. After my daughter spent $50 without me realizing it for “extra worlds” I had to cut it off. I recently bought Bluey for Nintendo Switch instead and they all seem to enjoy (ages 5, 7 & 9) and can play together. I’m still trying to find something more educational and fun, open to all ideas here but Minecraft has been rough in our household (not so much for stranger interactions since we have that shut off, but more for just always wanting more worlds = more $$ to spend and constantly feeling like they need more to play).
