Resources

Take a look at the latest gaming resources to help you navigate the world of online video games, from setting parental controls to finding suitable games for your children.

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Setting controls on games and consoles

Online game review sites to choose games

Gaming guides for parents

Gaming guides for children

Gaming books

Gaming organisations

Setting parental controls on games and consoles
Online game review sites to choose games
Gaming guides for parents
gaming guides for children
gaming books
gaming organisations

Useful resources

Setting parental controls on games and consoles

Here are tech tools and parental control guides that you can use to set digital boundaries on games consoles and gaming platforms that your child uses. These are a simple way to monitor how your child is using their device to help them build good online habits. It’s always good to sit down together with your child to discuss how you’ll be using these so they feel part of the decision making process.

Gaming consoles & platforms parental control guides

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Cybersmile advice on dealing with in-game abuse

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Ask About Games all parental controls in one place

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Social media privacy guides

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Google safety tools for families

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Online game review sites to choose games

Get support to choose the best video games and platforms most suitable for your child with these helpful resources.

Amazing games family guide

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Ask About Games family game stories

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Video playlist of advice on great games

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Common Sense media games reviews

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Parent Zone advice and guides

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National Video Games Arcade

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Gaming guides for parents

See the latest gaming guide created for parents to help give children the right support to make smarter and safer choices while gaming.

Ask About Games – Introduction to video games

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UK Safer Internet Centre – Gaming guide for parents and carers

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ThinkuKnow – Gaming advice for parents

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Cybersmile – Gaming help centre

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Supercell parents’ guide

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Roblox parent’s guide

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Gaming guides for children

See the latest gaming guide created for children help give children the right support to make smarter and safer choices while gaming.

BBC own it – Gaming advice for children

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Childline’s Online gaming guide

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Super Parent great kids games

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Gaming books

See our recommended list of books on gaming to learn more about the benefits of gaming and ways to help children develop good gaming habits.

Taming Gaming – Guide Your Child to Video Game Health by Andy Robertson

Lost in a Good Game by Pete Etchells

The New Childhood by Jordan Shapiro

Moral Combat by Ferguson and Markey

How to Talk About Video Games by Ian Bogost

A History Of Video Games by Iain Simons & James Newman

Gaming organisations

Here is a list of organisations that provide support to parents on issues relating to gaming such as age ratings or are seen as a collective voice to represent the gaming industry as a whole.

Pan-European Game Information provides age ratings on games

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VSC Rating Board is the administrator of PEGI ratings

UKIE is the trade body for the UK’s games and interactive entertainment industry

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ESRB provides video games ratings in the US

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