As a Mother of two in the age of the internet, I am all too aware of the migration to online games and the challenges and dangers they pose to us as parents. Conversely, I have seen my boys play with a costly toy for a week or even a day and then no more. Only to turn around and ask me for more money to play online, which has no tangible item in return just endless requests for the "Card" so they can spend more on gaming.
It was clear to me that my son thought money grew on credit cards. As I image all parents do, I tried to explain how money comes from working to provide a service or a product. This was about the time in our conversation that I would see the eye roll or the glazed look letting me know my attempted lesson was falling on deaf ears. We appreciate money when we have to work for it. Since my son enjoys being online and online business are the future, I felt teaching him an online trade would benefit him for years to come. I also felt there had to be a better way to fund these online gaming habits and recoup the money spent on barely used toys. Not to mention, it seemed every time I got "the call" from my bank about fraud on my card it was after I used my card on one of these gaming sites. After 3 closed cards I made my decision to not put my card on anymore of these sites. So currently, I drive to GameStop to buy the game cards from a reputable source with higher transaction security. It is inconvenient, time consuming and quite frankly a pain in the you know what. So my 10 year old son and I started working on a plan to create solutions for families everywhere. Toopley was born out of our mutual frustration and dedication to finding a happy medium. We created this site to provide a tool for parents and kids to "play" online together that benefits both child and parent. We will have the tightest security, the best educational content, and a cool place for kids to learn about online commerce, earning money through computer work, how to value items, selling the sizzle not the steak, and the physical work of packing their toy for shipping. A secure site with an eWallet or "Kid Credit Card" that could be used on any site without attaching it to a parents bank account or credit card. We hope you will enjoy utilizing our tools and platform to teach and play with your kids online. We hope it offers you a more secure place to load play money on a kids account for use on less secure gaming sites. Saving you time, money, and headache! We look forward to serving you on Toopley!
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AuthorHeather Montgomery, CEO of Toopley, Mother of 2 boys and wearer of many hats! ArchivesCategories |