One of the primary reasons that kids flock to the Internet, especially children under fourteen, is to play games.  The two most popular game sites that kids talk about wherever we go is Miniclip and AddictingGames. However, kids visit a wide range of game sites such as Rebubbled, ArmorGames, MaxGames, Y8, ActionFlash and XGenStudios.  AddictingGames is owned by a familiar name, Nickelodeon, the same company that created Sponge Bob and the Penguins of Madagascar.  If you visit any of these game sites you get the impression that they are designed to appeal to tween-age children, ages ten to thirteen.  But children as young as six and seven visit these popular game sites.

While the great majority of games on these sites are harmless, parents are often unaware that some games found on these sites are for mature audiences and very inappropriate for children because of their sexual, violent or vulgar content.  Also, many games reinforce negative stereotypes and routinely sexualize girls.  In addition, just like the idea of "six degrees of separation", some children's game sites are just two or three clicks away from content and websites designed for adults.  Two popular games that have appeared on several of the above games sites, including Addicting Games, are "Don't Whack Your Boss" and "Whack Your Ex." Both were created by Doodie.com. (As in feces.)   A link is provided from the games to Doodie.com where the visitor will find ads for online casinos, sex surveys, and an ad to a very risky and inappropriate site called Chat Roulette.  [It has recently been reported that about 20% of the random video chats that appear through Chat Roulette connect visitors to men who are exposing their genitals. Since Chat Roulette appeared last November, there are now at least three copycat websites.]