How parents of gamer kids can encourage socializing and creativity

If you're a parent to a gamer kid, then you know how hard it can be to get your child away from video games.

Should you set restrictions? Just let them ride it out?

Maybe your child plays every day, but their grades are good. They are involved in sports or other activities.

Still, you wonder if spending every free moment in front of a video game might impact their skills of socializing or creativity.

If you're a gamer, too, then you might understand the benefits playing games can have for kids. But if video games are foreign to you, you might be suspicious about how they can support your child's development.

Whether you’re concerned about your child's gaming, or you just want to encourage them to build socializing and creativity skills, then look no further.

Outschool provides great ways to encourage socializing and creative play through gaming-themed live online classes. Explore all gaming-themed classes here.

Sometimes a gaming hobby can take away from other things important to a kid’s well-being. But, it doesn’t have to be that way.

Give your child the chance to...

Build discussion skills in a safe online setting

Featured class: Among Us: Game Time for the Youngest Players on a Safe, Private Server

This class will help your child to:

• Meet other children
• Use deductive reasoning
• Build discussion skills

Enroll in this class here, or browse all Among Us-themed classes here.

Become a citizen in a virtual town

Featured class: Meteorcraft: Our class creates and governs a Minecraft city!

This class will help your child to:

• Learn about democracy
• Role-play as a citizen
• Participate in a "town council"

Enroll in this class here or browse all Minecraft-themed classes here.

Solve problems with teammates

Featured class: Animal Crossing: Extreme Nighttime Scavenger Hunt and Hide & Seek

This class will help your child to:

• Develop teamwork skills
• Practice discussion skills
• Build problem solving skills

Enroll in this class here or browse all Animal Crossing-themed classes here.

Create a real video game

Featured class: Video Game Design (Beginner Coding Part 1)

This class will help your child to:

• Build design skills
• Learn basic coding
• Create a real video game

Enroll in this class here or browse all video game design classes here.

Solve puzzles with other kids

Featured class: Escape Room! Fortnite - Escape from the Island

This class will help your child to:

• Use critical thinking skills
• Work together as a team
• Solve challenging puzzles

Enroll in this class here or browse all Fortnite-themed classes here.

Instead of restricting your child's game-playing, use their interest in games as an opportunity for creativity, socializing and learning.