How to make your experience with Minecraft kid-friendly

Minecraft is surely a fascinating game. It is, however, a parent's priority to make their child's time spent on the computer as safe as is possible. This is why it's important to know the precautions you can take in order to keep your kid safe yet happy at the same time.

Minecraft has enormous learning and developing capabilities. It is without doubt one of the more intellectual and thinking games out there. In the game, the player has infinite possibilities to become as creative as he/she wishes. In the popular creative mode a ‘Minecrafter' has a choice of over 200 blocks to stack, shape, and interact with. The real problem lies in multiplayer and Minecraft video interaction online.

The Minecraft video genre is crazy and is at its all-time peak. The popularity for this category of videos on YouTube has reached 3.5billion views (It's no mystery now that Microsoft recently bought the game's company Mojang for 2.5billion dollars). Children these days are spending vast amounts of time on video sharing websites watching other people play Minecraft. Sometimes the language and interactions the authors use aren't your preferred content for your little ones. This is why it's important to know which content is kid-friendly.

The most popular channel on YouTube gaining popularity in the kid-friendly audience is Stampylonghead. He is a YouTube celebrity with over 160million views. It can be surely said that everyone loves Stampy Cat.

The next fun channel is iBallisticSquid. He is very similar to the previous and even plays with him in some of the Minecraft videos.

Another good choice might be SSundee. His content is quite familiar with most parents that are OK with letting their children watch Minecraft online.

Some things I wouldn't recommend:

• Turning the sound off
  This doesn't fulfill the need for watching these videos. The audience loves these channels mainly due to the fact that the commentaries are interesting!
• Watch them with the whole family
  You obviously might not have time like your kids do. Adults aren't usually so keen on Minecraft videos anyway.

Also, it helps to remember that popularity doesn't mean appropriate. Some videos such as Yogcast's or Skydoesminecraft's videos are massively popular however they contain content some parent's wouldn't be okay with. Also remember that some YouTubers (but not all) play online and some of the people playing can interact with the recorder as well.

Always remember to take precautions before letting your kids do anything online. You never know what's online these days… actually, everything is online. The channels recommended above are 99% sure to stay the same they are, 100% kid-friendly. Minecraft is a fun and engaging game going in the right direction, it's important to have a plan before it's too late.

Have fun and stay responsible!