Ok, lets say he wants to play Call of Duty(there are lots of them). He signs in and then puts the disc in. Then it will power up the game and say press start. It will then give you campaign, multi player and options. He needs to select 'multi player', then choose 'xbox live'. On multiplayer, go to 'player match' and select the kind of game he wants to play. He might want to go to several of these games and try them before he decides which ones he likes to play. All he has to do is 'click' one to get in there and be able to play.
How old is he? Doesn't he have any friends who can come over and show him? Once he's in there, you will never see him again, lol! I recommend you set some boundaries knowing that he'll need longer times at first while he's trying all the games but once he's settled on a few he'll sit right down and play. Also- he needs to have the same games that his friends have at first so he can go in and play with them. Does he have headphones and a mic? Once in a while, I hear my son laughing and talking with all his friends -who are in their homes- while they play. In general, I prefer he has face to face relationships but this is a good thing on a school night where people drop in AFTER homework is done and we parents have agreed on a 10pm curfew on gaming. No one has to travel, homework gets done, boys have fun with each other and the games are done at a decent time-reward for hardwork.
I'm just going to leave it at that. Absolutely gross stuff said that is adult. Even from little kids (who probably heard it from other people) I think 5 years old is too young to be on live but my kids have come across a few that young on there trash talking. I personally think COD is too real but my kids do play it. They are not that little though.
