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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am apparently the next to last parent to allow it and trying to figure it out now.

Why is it so effing complicated?[/quote]

You shouldn't be figuring it out. If your children are interested, they can and should figure it out themselves. As tweens, this is well within their capacity. It does mean you will need to allow them internet access. But everything they need is online.

We have a rule in my household that I don't do tech support for my kids with games. I do it for school and required things, but games are something they have to figure out themselves. As a result, they are technically very adept. I'm not rigid about it -- they can ask my opinion of course -- but they have to drive it, not me.

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OP here,

I need to figure out what to buy, if I'm giving my kid Minecraft as a gift (e.g. I had assumed they could play on the iPad but apparently I need to figure out whether I make a PC available to them). And I need to figure out what kind of limits I place, etc . . . . [/quote]

Honestly, I think you should say "kids, I think it might be fun for you to play Minecraft with your cousins.  It's my gift to you.  Let me know if you need me to sign up for anything or to buy anything for you to set it up.".  [/quote]

Right, but then my kid will say "I need a PC" and I need to know if that's true (in which case I need this to be the "big birthday present"), or I can say "Nope, you can play on the Switch you already have".  Just as an example.  [/quote]

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