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Posted by fuddyduddy (My Page) on Sat, Mar 30, 02 at 10:45
I was here before, trying to find a good place for GS to spend time on the puter. I don't care to spend a lot of cash getting games to install, as he is only here short periods, and parents don't have puter yet.
What I am seeking, is a couple good sites he can play games, perhaps make something, don't know what the kids do anymore for enjoyment! The times are so different now, I would like for him to have something respectable for himself, that I don't have to be checking all the time? Is this being too leinient? |
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RE: Good sites for a 10 year old?
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| Buy him a game. The Reading Rabbit and Jump Start series are excellent. The childrens' sites on the web are not always a safe place for him to be, especially if he knows how to navigate the web. You would have to be checking his access to them all the time. You also do not want to encourage him to go to chat rooms as these are a favorite place for kooks that like to prey on children. I have seen some of the sites that my 10 year old g'son gets to, and I do not think that all of them are suitable. Learning games are interesting and will keep him amused with a mimimum of your time. There are even ones for the toddler age group. They are not expensive and are well worth every dime. I assume that he may be in the fourth grade. Get him those designed for the fifth grade. They will strenghten his skills. The simplest "Sim City" games are also good. Stay away from the Disney things as they are just too, too, cutsey to interest a boy. |
RE: Good sites for a 10 year old?
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| I let my 8 year old go to cartoonnetwork.com and nick.com. There are lots of free games at those sites. I check on him all the time to make sure he isn't getting into things he shouldn't though. He understands that if he wants to look for something on the internet he needs an adult with him. Kid's computer games don't have to be really expensive and since he doesn't visit that frequently you only need 1 or 2 of them. Some are as cheap as $10 and few are more then $25. My son likes the Lego computer games and he also has a Chess game that he likes (it's not a kiddie game, but an adult one). Disney will be to babyish for a 10 year old. My 5 year old son likes them, but my 8 year old can't be bothered. We have Reader Rabbit, Math Blaster, and Jump Start. They are all fun and educational and not very expensive. I think they make them for all grade levels (we have K, 1st grade). Mommabear |
RE: Good sites for a 10 year old?
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| My daugher is 12. Here are some sites she enjoys. I throughly checked them out before she was allowed to go there unupervised. The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
A Discovery Channel Site http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/ Disney – Where the Magic Lives Online http://disney.go.com/park/homepage/today/flash/index.html You Rule School http://www.youruleschool.com/ U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Kid’s Page http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/index.html There are some others she goes to as well, but I can't find her bookmarks for them! Post back if you want more sites & I'll get them from her. Good Luck! |
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