Most chat rooms require registration in order to verify the age of the chatter, and most discourage chatters under the age of 13. This is mainly to protect the safety of the child and to reduce the risk of exposure to profanity or unsafe chat practices that may put the child at risk for exploitation. There are many different environments for chatting. Some are a strictly stand-alone chat room, which means they are used for chatting only. Some are games that have a subsequent chat feature. Some social networking sites, such as Facebook feature individual chat with your "online friends". Also, current technology such as Skype is being incorporated into Facebook and will allow for video chatting. Google Plus is a new social network that allows a group of friends to chat using a smartphone or a computer.
Candymania.com is a website with many free online games which also contain a chat feature. It might be to your advantage to say you are over the age of 13 in order to gain entrance into chat rooms for teens. If you are 10 then you should add four years to your age. Of if you are asked for the year of your birth, then you would subtract four years from the year you were born.
You may have access to chat under current registrations you may already have such as Facebook, MySpace, yahoo, etc. Using the chat features already available to you would alleviate your need to register for anything new. If you have a Webkinz virtual pet that has been registered, then you have a chat feature there. Some online RPG (role-playing games) such as World of Warcraft and Hello Kitty, contain and feature chat rooms such as guild chats, or a general chat channel. Many parents are not aware of this feature.
Candymania.com is a website with many free online games which also contain a chat feature. It might be to your advantage to say you are over the age of 13 in order to gain entrance into chat rooms for teens. If you are 10 then you should add four years to your age. Of if you are asked for the year of your birth, then you would subtract four years from the year you were born.
You may have access to chat under current registrations you may already have such as Facebook, MySpace, yahoo, etc. Using the chat features already available to you would alleviate your need to register for anything new. If you have a Webkinz virtual pet that has been registered, then you have a chat feature there. Some online RPG (role-playing games) such as World of Warcraft and Hello Kitty, contain and feature chat rooms such as guild chats, or a general chat channel. Many parents are not aware of this feature.
