The best of Massively's MMO Family column

While young children aren't Massively's target demographic, we frequently encounter MMOs that appeal to kids as well as MMO gamers with kids. That's why we ran the MMO Family column for over four years. Helmed first by Lisa Poisso and then Karen Bryan, the column reviewed kid-friendly games and offered advice and insight on how to survive as the parent of budding MMO gamers.

Enjoy our picks for the very best of their collected work in MMO Family.

Advice for parents and families

	What exactly is a kid-friendly MMO?
	How to lobby your parents for more gaming time
	Lessons learned from parenting and gaming
	Do kids belong in guilds?
	Kidproofing your favorite MMO
	Forbes' three essential parenting tips on video games
	How to encourage reading through video games
	How to raise an astute gamer (even if you aren't one)
	Can gaming boost kids' physical activity?
	Setting screen time limits this summer
	How soon is too soon to game?
	Is your child ready for MMO raiding?
	Failure in games isn't just an option; it's a requirement
	Why Catfish is a term your kids should know
	Are virtual presents a worthy holiday gift?
	The state of the game (at school)
	How helpful are those ESRB ratings?
	Finding time to game during the family years
	Why safe chat isn't so safe (and why that's OK)
	Why games are good for family
	Parents as gaming gatekeepers
	The 10-step back-to-school gaming tuneup
	Long-distance gaming with Grandma and Grandpa
	Screening "screen time"
	Mind your massively multiplayer manners
	Mind your massively multiplayer manners revisited
	Hey, this looks like a kids' game -- but is it?
	Parental control tools
	The family that groups together
	17 internet safety tactics for gaming families

Science and genre insight

	Yes, video games are good for you
	Study shows no link between video games and mental health issues in children
	Good video games or bad mind games?
	Are kid-friendly MMOs doomed to extinction?
	MMO trends from kid-friendly game conventions
	Study challenges common views on digital media, video games, and family
	The many ways video games teach children
	Are video games stressing kids out?
	Is it time to regulate MMO cash shops?
	The consequences of kids at conventions
	Is the Google generation losing its inventive spirit?
	Moving beyond the mundane in kid-friendly MMOs
	Is free-to-play bad for kid-friendly MMOs?
	Four ways to improve kid-friendly MMOs
	Games of chance vs. MMOs
	Video game violence provokes aggression in some kids but not others

Game impressions

	First impressions of Ganz's Amazing World
	Setting Sail in Pirate101
	First impressions of Dreamworks' School of Dragons
	A look at Phineas and Ferb's Agent Alert
	First Impressions of World of Trinketz
	First Impressions of Pora Ora
	Pirate101 and the Pixar effect
	Clone Wars Adventures' tale of two card games
	Jumping into learning with JumpStart
	Open-world combat and old school gaming in Free Realms
	Roblox first impressions
	LEGO Universe, autism, and heartbreak
	Heroing-up in Super Hero Squad Online
	First Impressions of Project Exonaut
	First impressions of Little Space Heroes
	A parent's look at Club Penguin
	A parent's look at Neopets
	A parent's look at World of Warcraft
	A parent's look at Lord of the Rings Online
	A parent's look at Hello Kitty Online
	A parent's look at World of Cars Online
	A parent's look at Fantage
	A parent's look at Pixie Hollow
	A parent's look at Toontown Online
	A parent's look at Wizard101
	A parent's look at Ether Saga Online
	A parent's look at Free Realms