I can't answer you question about your niece. But perhaps you will find some comfort in knowing that issues about language limitations in social shells are not uncommon. I am the shellholder of a larger social shell, and although we have a simple "Keep It PG-13" rule about language, we are often disagreeing about just where that line should be drawn. (Probably not unlike the MPAA.)
That helps. I know people in NoizyTribe sometimes get a little dirty but there is a couple parents in there so they usually get WHY I'm asking people to watch their mouths. (And I don't mind the fart joke that the one guy pulls, but that's kid humor material; I mean a good percent of movies made for kids have toilet humor in them, so I don't see the harm there.)
That's basically your answer right there. I don't have any kids but I'd just let her play games that have a more controlled setting and aren't as complicated. If she really gets interested you're just gonna have to say no! ;) And bring up an amazing alternative more suited for a 4y/o.
not much you can do besides not playing while she's around or just mess around with no LS equipped with another friend and do some silly things ingame.
It is tho it doesn't catch everything. (That's a personal choice there, I know HOW to cuss but I don't wanna see any more of it myself. And as a certain drg can tell you, I rarely do.)
And I think that is what I'll do if people get tired of me asking them to "watch their mouth!" and start talking dirty/cussing anyway. I'll swap to a empty shell (My Legion shell is usually empty when it's not legion time, for instance.) and go farm or something or do things with friends that know there's a 4 year old in the room.
Also I might add; I really don't wanna make her mom upset; Her momma is VERY pregnant (she's due any day; first boy in the family) and never mess with a pregnant mom if you want your hide intact. So I'm being really careful here. ^^
lol I have a bit of a potty mouth myself when I'm talking with friends, although I do try to lay off when there's a kid watching (^.^);;
Kids catch the little things, got plenty of stories about me and my brother repeating things that my parents thought we didn't catch, little people have big ears/eyes etc XD
The fact that kids pick up things you don't think they did is why I'm asking folks to "watch your mouth!". I know she's learning how to write and read in preschool but I don't know how well she can.
You could just make a mule, mute all the chat options entirely, pay close attention to her when she's playing, and let her dink around on that. She'll probably get bored with it pretty quickly.
If she gets beyond watching and starts really begging, I might consider that; I don't think she will before she gets a little older though. I think kids her age are just interested in whatever you're playing now a days naturally; as long as my shell knows they need to watch the dirties on there when she's around for safety/caution reasons, I don't see much of a problem.
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That's basically your answer right there. I don't have any kids but I'd just let her play games that have a more controlled setting and aren't as complicated. If she really gets interested you're just gonna have to say no! ;) And bring up an amazing alternative more suited for a 4y/o.
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not much you can do besides not playing while she's around or just mess around with no LS equipped with another friend and do some silly things ingame.
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And I think that is what I'll do if people get tired of me asking them to "watch their mouth!" and start talking dirty/cussing anyway. I'll swap to a empty shell (My Legion shell is usually empty when it's not legion time, for instance.) and go farm or something or do things with friends that know there's a 4 year old in the room.
Also I might add; I really don't wanna make her mom upset; Her momma is VERY pregnant (she's due any day; first boy in the family) and never mess with a pregnant mom if you want your hide intact. So I'm being really careful here. ^^
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Kids catch the little things, got plenty of stories about me and my brother repeating things that my parents thought we didn't catch, little people have big ears/eyes etc XD
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Better safe than sorry!
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