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Description: If you're a parent of children who are older than five, chances are good that you are familiar with Mojang's most popular online game "Minecraft." But, is Minecraft good for kids or is it a good choice for children? It all depends. You have probably dropped a few buzzwords like "Steve," "Creepers," "Baby Zombie Pigman" in an effort to pretend you have been listening when your young "Minecraft" fan prattled on about a mod or whatever-it's-called. You may have enjoyed an enticing green and brown cupcake at a birthday party, and then you recognized the theme. Most of all, you have probably requested that a child get off the game. Maybe they even demanded it. Then, possibly, you hid the "Minecraft"-supplying device after all kinds of ultimatums (yours) and loud protestations (your kids') and went to bed that night still cursing the "Minecraft" name under your breath. If you somehow got past all of this and still remain afloat, please share your experiences. What exactly is "Minecraft?" "Minecraft" is a game for one or more players that provides kids the chance to create their own worlds, complete with houses as well as pets and resources. There are even enemies that might sneak over them at night and attack. With the game to 176 million people worldwide in May 2019 and counting, along with 200 million registered users, it's not hard to say "Minecraft" is a huge success - and for some, seeming to be addictive. Is "Minecraft" bad for kids? MINECRAFT SERVERS Are they giving them keys to an empire that could turn into "Lord of the Flies" in the wrong hands? "Minecraft is available online as Legos," parenting and child development expert Dr. Deborah Gilboa told TODAY Parents. "Could your child play rogue on 'Minecraft,' create something inappropriate or concentrate on destruction and gore? It's possible. "But it's not the goal or the main focus of the game," she said, "and most 'Minecraft' obsessions make kids more creative, increase their cognitive flexibility and working memory and allow them to be proud of their abilities as a nerd." Never miss a parenting story again with the TODAY Parents newsletter! Join us here. The game isn't bad at all. NBC News even used it to explain who controls the moon at one point. But what about all that screen-time? Be assured, parents The study conducted in 2017 by the Oxford Internet Institute (Centre for Child Development) found that the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for managing screen time for children could be alarmist or misguided. 'Minecraft' sells 5 million copies on Xbox Live While the AAP recommends the restriction of screen time for children to 1-2 hours a day but the Oxford study found that moderate use of screens over the recommended limits of the AAP could actually be beneficial to the well-being of children. "'If anything, our findings suggest the larger family context, including how parents establish rules for screen time on their devices and whether they're engaged in exploring the digital world together, are more important than raw screen time," lead author Dr. Andrew Pryzbylski of the Oxford Internet Institute wrote in the paper. "Future research should examine how using digital devices with parents or care-givers and turning it into a social time can affect children's psychological well-being, curiosity, and the bonds formed with the caregiver.'" Although these findings may be encouraging, they will not solve the problem of teaching children to reconcile their virtual and real worlds. Perhaps if we put them in schools they could attend in their "Minecraft" mods, our kids would be more enthusiastic about math assignments?
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