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 S afety is no game. Is your f amil y set? A F amil y Guide to Video Game s and Enter tainment MS_FamilySettingsBooklet.indd 1 11/2/2007 4:32:34 PM[...]

T able of Conten t s 3 Overview 4 Get Set: A Quick Guide to Using Xbo x 360 F amil y S ettings 7 Get Set: A Quick G uide to Using Xbo x 360 F amil y S ettings for the Online World 11 A P ACT for F amilies 15 How Computer and Video Game s are Rated 18 Get Set: A Quick G uide to Using Windows Vista Paren tal Controls 20 The Language of Video Game s 2[...]

Tip: Look at what computer and video games are in your home. Make sure they meet your approval and are appr opriate for your child based on ESRB ratings. 3 Ov er view Microsoft ® is commit ted to helping provide a safe and secure environment ZKHUHHYHURQHFDQHQMRWKHIXOOEHQHĵ W VRIYLGHRJDPHVDQGHQWHUWDLQPHQW?[...]

Tip: Set rules on how of ten and when video games can be played. Both Xbox 360 and Windows Vista hav e time controls to help parents manage these guidline s. 4 Get S et: A Quick Guide to Using Xbo x 360 Famil y Set tings )DPLO 6HW WLQJVDUHEXLOWLQ W RHYHU;ER[FRQVROH7KHDUHSRZHUIXOWRRO V that can h[...]

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Tip: Get to know the video games your kids play and who they interact with online. Xbo x LIVE child accounts have the most restrictive settings and are defaulted to “Friends Onl y ” for online play. 7 Get S et: A Quick Guide to Using Xbo x 360 F amily Settings in the Online World On Xbox LIVE, the online gaming and en tertainment network of Xbo[...]

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Tip: Have a conv ersation with your children about which types of YLGHRJDPHVRXĵ  QGDSSURSULDWH and how you came to that decision. 15 How Computer and Video Game s are Rated Computer and video games are rated by an independent, self-regulator y body FDOOHGWKH(QWHUWDLQPHQW6RIWZDUH5DWLQJ%RDUG( 65%7KLV?[...]

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Tip : T each your children that they should immediately tel l you if anyone online makes them feel uncomfortable and can do so without fear of getting into trouble or losing video game playing privileges. 19 Time Limits 3DUHQ WVFDQDO VRKHOSSUHYHQ WFKLOGUHQIURPXVLQJWKHFRPSXWHU DWVSHFLĵ F WLPHVEVLPSO[...]

20 The Language of Video G ames If you want to help protec t your kids while they play video games, you need to NQRZZKDWWKH ġUHWDONLQJDERXW/LNHDQRWKHUODQJXDJHWKHO DQJXDJHRI FRPSXWHUDQGYLGHRJDPHVLVFRQVWDQWOHY RO YLQJ This list will give you an idea of some of the terms used not onl y[...]

21 Simulation Games While arguably most games are a simulation of something, simulation games, or “sims, ” take it a step fur ther , recreating a SDUWLFXODUVLWXDWLRQLQPRUHH[DFWGHWDLO )OLJKWVLPVIRUH [D PSOHJLYHWKH SODHUIXOOFRQWURORIDQDUWLĵ FLDOSO DQHGRZQWRHYHUVZL[...]

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23 MS_FamilySettingsBooklet.indd 23 11/2/2007 4:38:35 PM Other Resources For more information to consider when making rules on Paren tal Involv ement, Access, Content and Time, please visit: w ww.microsoft .com/ protect . PT A – w ww.pta.org Best Buy, Inc – www.bestbuy.com Boys & Girls Clubs of America – w ww.bgca.org Common Sense Media ?[...]

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