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All teen and kid reviews for Switched at Birth

Age
11
Average rating based on 36 kid and teen reviews:
  • 72% say there are positive messages
  • 67% say there are positive role models
  • 47% say sexual content is an issue
  • 39% say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking
  • 33% say language is an issue
Teen, 13 years old
June 29, 2011
 
Great Show!
The first episodes were better on Switched At Birth, now its almost become too much about jealously. However, its still a good show and has positive messages and role models. It's good for mature eleven-year-olds. I'm thirteen and I watch it with my mom, younger sister, and sometimes my cousin every time its on. It's overall a good show, but if your under eleven I would recommend watching it with an adult. It's TV-14, but its just good to know your kid before letting them watch it. It's a fun show to watch Tuesday nights at 8/7 central and I would highly recommend this show! The show does get you sucked in and you really want to know what happens. Bay drinks underage, but Regina is trying to always get her out of it. Daphne, and Daphne's real brother, Toby, Bay, and even Wilky at times are my four favorite characters!!! I wish they'd bring Liam back into it. And now I really want to know what is going to happen!
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Teen, 15 years old
June 20, 2011
 
so-so
okay but pretty little liars is better

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Teen, 16 years old
June 20, 2011
 
AWESOME SHOW!
I LOVE this show and it is awesome it talks about real life situations and how it is hard dealing with money.It has good role models and i really love it and you should to.
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Teen, 14 years old
June 11, 2011
 
Switched at Birth is a great show!
I thought this show was going to be really bad. But it ended up being a really wonderful show to watch! I love it!!!
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Kid, 10 years old
June 17, 2011
 
understand.
i love this show its so exciting and it tells a story nothing bad about it except bay does things like get a piercing and try to smoke but her mom stops her and it shows smoking is bad i highly love the show and i think ten year olds can see it if they understand.
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Teen, 16 years old
June 15, 2011
 
Highly recomend this show
I really like this show. I never usually watch ABC family, but I liked this show. I think that my only concern would be the amount of drugs. None of the teens use drugs, but Bay had a fake ID and her biological mother is a recovering alcoholic. The way it is handled is very good, because of how Regina tells Bay she never wants her to end up like one and no matter what, she is an alcoholic, it was a mistake, and she can recover from it. On the positive side, Daphne is deaf, and it does open eyes as to what deaf people are really like. Good show .
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Kid, 11 years old
August 19, 2011
 
The Best
I soooooooooooooooooooooooooo luv this show i watch it every monday best show ever i love it so much. i cant wait for season 2. awesome shoe
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Kid, 11 years old
July 12, 2011
 
Great Show!
I love this show! It has positive messages and when ever a character does something bad they are punished and they learn a lesson. In one episode, there was a lot of talk about sex because Bay (the girl with dark hair) came home at three am after making out with her boyfriend. It is also a great way to learn about deaf culture since some of the characters are deaf.
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Teen, 13 years old
August 30, 2011
 
SO far.......
I just got done with watching the first episode, now I'm watching the second episode.... so far it's realllly good!

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Kid, 12 years old
June 22, 2011
 
AWESOME
Omg;) This show is addicting, it is amzing and funny and a good role model type show. THis one girl is def and perfect and the other one is not the best but is getting better. They know each other better everyday but with the help if their 3 parents they are a big fat happy family.
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Teen, 14 years old
August 10, 2011
 
Boring...
First few episodes were okay. Now they are boring. The Nine Lives of Chloe King on Tuesdays 9/8c are way better and I recommed watching The Nine Lives of Chloe King before Switched at Birth.

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Kid, 12 years old
August 13, 2011
 
Good, lots of edgy subjects and topics, good for kids 7 and up
interesting premise, it's good for kids 7 and up.. Lots of positive role models, and messages, no violence, teaches a lot about deaf culture, three main characters on the show are fluent in sign language, and later teach other main characters, teens and adults are seen kissing, and preparing to have sex, talk about sex, main character Daphne's partial breasts are shown while making out with another character, hell, the d word, not much worse than that.. One character overcomes alcoholism, one character vandalizes, but sees it as art..
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Kid, 11 years old
July 18, 2011
 
Switched at birth
i watch it every night with my mom and im only 11 - i love it!!
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Teen, 13 years old
July 1, 2011
 
Switched At Birth Reveiw.
It is a great show some kids may not be able to tolorate the language and bay sneaks out and does other stuff like that but she does pay the consequences so it is a good show to teach life lessons.
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Teen, 13 years old
September 13, 2011
 
SO ADDICTING!!!
I could not stop watching this show since I found it on Netflix! I loved that there was a deaf girl, and i was so inspired by this show that I'm currently trying to learn sign language. But i do think there was a lot of sex in it. There's a discussion about sex, a divorced mom does with it her boyfriend, and there are 3 scenes where the teenage girls are on the verge of having sex. There is a scene where one of the girls get drunk, and another where the brother steals test answers to sell, because he lost too much money playing poker, which he had an addiction to but besisdes those bumps, it's a really great show!! It really just depends on how mature you are.OH and head's up to any ofmy fellow obsessed, the sesond season comes out 2012
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Kid, 11 years old
August 17, 2011
 
My favorite show!!
This is my favorite show. I don't think theres anything wrong woth it at all. Any age is find I think if you can understand it.

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Teen, 13 years old
December 26, 2011
 
Great Show!
I love this show. There is so much to learn about the deaf community. It portrays deaf and hard of hearing people like real people. Switched at Birth begins it's winter season Tuesday January 3, 2012 at 8:00 PM
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Kid, 12 years old
January 3, 2012
 
5 Stars
Great show - for mature 11 year olds.
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Teen, 15 years old
April 1, 2012
 
Great show!
This is a great show! i wanted to watch it when it first came out, but it wasnt in canada, and i am so happy it is now. i loved vanessa marano on gilmore girls and i love her even more in this. this show inspired me to learn sign language :)
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Kid, 10 years old
June 3, 2012
 
Awesome
Switched at Birth is a Great Series
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