Is Minecraft a safe game for children to play?

• Minecraft helps you improve your life skills : One of the reasons Minecraft is excellent for kids is because it encourages creativity, problem-solving, self-direction, and teamwork, all of which are intangible, non-academic advantages. These life skills will offer them the boost they need as they work their way through college and into their future employment. 

• Creativity
  Minecraft is unusual in that it is a limitless universe where kids may build practically whatever they can think, but only within the constraints of the game's 3D grid. In Minecraft, each game mode provides unique potential for creation!
  Pirate galleons, re-creations of both mythical and real-world cities, and even your favourite sci-fi ships are all likely to be found in Minecraft, and were presumably made by someone who hasn't even finished high school. That's some serious ingenuity! (Do a Google search for “cool Minecraft things.”) It will astound you.)

• Problem-Solving
  Minecraft's "survival mode," in which numerous animals emerge at night and assault players, is only one example of how the game promotes problem-solving. In order to live, players are dumped into varied surroundings and must rapidly figure out how to find and build shelter, craft weapons, and gather food. Because each Minecraft "day" lasts only 10 real-world minutes, players must be quick on their feet if they want to stay alive.

• Self-Direction
  In addition, there is no way to “win” in Minecraft. Players must pick what they want to gain out of their time in the game for themselves.
  
  Do they desire to gather resources and construct interesting things? Do they want to form a team with their friends to take down a boss? It's entirely up to them!
  
  Such independence—and the positive reinforcement that comes with crossing off the next objective on their chosen path—builds self-confidence and gives youngsters a sense of control over their own destiny, which might be absent in the rule-laden real world.