Pokémon Go for Parents – It’s all over the internet, the memes won’t stop and your kids (or in my case, husband as well) won’t shut up about it. I mean – we were on vacation and the whole family wanted to go catch Pokémons and we did. Everywhere from Portland, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon – all the way home to Dallas – we were catching these creatures.
What in the world?! If you are a parent and want to know what is this craze about – let’s chat.
Parent’s Guide to Pokemon Go
In just a few weeks since it’s launched, this game has as many daily users as Twitter does daily users – thats a TON. Kids, parents, families are all using this app to connect. HOW? Let’s chat.
- What is Pokemon Go?
- Should kids play Pokemon Go?
- Is there a security and privacy risk?
- How can I get my kids moving with this game?
- How you can use this as a family activity?
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What is Pokemon Go?
Pokemon Go is an game app released by Nintendo in July 2016. It took the world by storm and is still a top-rated game in the app store. The Pokemon Go app made a huge impact partially because the app makes you go places and move to accomplish things.
While yes, you can play the game at home – there are limitations. You excel in the game by battling at various locations.
Pokemon Go Trailer
Here is the Pokemon Go trailer. This should give you a taste as to what the game is about.
Should Kids Play Pokemon Go?
You need to decide if playing the Pokemon Go app is something that is right for your kid. As far as content, it’s PG. The biggest safety concern that I can forsee would be adults meeting in public Pokemon spaces.
It really is amazing how many adults play this game. I would recommend parents use this game as a family opportunity for game play. Go visit poke gyms and battles together. Go find some Pokemon!
- Make sure you check out our Pokemon Cheats post.
Security and Privacy in Pokemon Go
As mentioned, in general Pokemon Go is a safe game for kids to play. You create a trainer who is your persona. But like mentioned above, kids should use with caution when attending public Pokemon events.
Parents, it’s our jobs to keep our kids safe!
How Can This Game Get My Kids Moving?
Here is the beautiful thing about the Pokemon Go game. In order to do certain things, you have to walk. The game uses your phone’s sensors to make sure you are moving.
This is great for parents who want their kids to do more than sit on a couch, staring into space.
How Can I Use Pokemon Go for a Family Activity?
When this game first game out and all of our kids were into it, my husband created his own account. On numerous occasions, he would find poke gyms and battles in various locations around where we live (or were on vacation) and took the kids to play. This was a fun and engaging way for the kids to connect to their dad thru the Pokemon Go app.
We also have several friends who have done the same thing in using this app as a family activity.
In conclusion, there is a lot to this app and we want to make sure to provide with all the information we can that would be helpful for a parent.
Pokemon Go TutuApp
Thursday 24th of November 2016
My parents not allowing to play Pokemon go then i find tutuapp which provides hacked version of Pokemon. So that i can play the game from tutu app whenever my parents go outside. Thanks Tutu App developers.