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All parent reviews for Winx Club

Age
10
Average rating based on 22 parent reviews:
  • 32% say there are positive messages
  • 27% say sexual content is an issue
  • 27% say there are positive role models
Adult
August 20, 2010
 
Great for Tweens
For a show aimed at Tweens (9-14+), Winx Club is right on the mark. The character design is distinctive, colourful and girly, other reviewers have pointed out the "sexualised" nature of the characters, but I disagree there - I don't see it as any more sexist than Barbie, Bratz or any other kids show. The actual characters themselves are all generally likable, which by comparison to many other shows actually have some depth - as far as them being role models is concerned, they're not any worse than most other kids shows, giving them longterm boyfriends (some of them are engaged) rather than flings was a great idea, im my opinion - it re-enforces the ideals of marriage and lasting relationships. Comparable shows would be W.I.T.C.H, Transformers or He-Man. Your kids could do a lot worse than watch this show.

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Parent of 14 year old
May 17, 2011
 
The Winx Review
It is a good show except some parts where they do kinda scare u too death

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Parent of 1 and 8 year old
September 3, 2010
 
Lovely show! But body image is an issue...
haha! I'm almost 28 years old and I still love this show (the original, not the Americanized version) I have a 7 year old daughter who absolutely adores it. The plot is very vivid, imaginative and girly, perfect for little ones, the 6-main characters all exhibit strong bonds of love and friendship, always stick up for the right thing and look out for one another, which are great morals to instill at an early age. However, the concerns I have lie mainly in the style of animation: let's face it, these girls are WAAAAY too skinny! They are supposed to be about 16 years old, but they have unrealistically chiseled and extremely model-like figures. They are also almost ALWAYS in very high belly shirts and short skirts, high heels and very short shorts. The girls are also overly obsessed with their appearances and what their boyfriends and peers will think of them. This could create issues with self esteem or body image in young teens (specifically girls) Also, one of the main female characters is EXTREMELY spoiled and flaunts the fact that she is wealthy and maxes out the credit card her father gave her on routine shopping trips at expensive stores. There is some romance but it never gets past kissing, so that isn't really an issue. There is a bit of violence present in the show however, the girls battle witches, monsters and other creatures using magical spells, shields and blasts. There is no blood or gore, but lots of fighting. However, I think that the good morals that this show exhibits trumps the fight scenes, I would reccomend this show for any child 5 and up.

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Parent
August 2, 2011
 
Let's not sexualize our youth!
This show is absolutely horrible. The outfits are so inappropriate. Girls will think they need to be that skinny and their self confidence will be damaged. Not to mention an increase in anorexia. The girls have boyfriends in the show and are always kissing, its disgusting. The girls in the show always have their legs spread apart and I see hidden refrences to porn in the way the girls sit and lay. It seems to me porn poses are hidden throughout the show. We dont need to sexualize our children, cruddy shows like this is why teen pregnancies are high.

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Adult
August 7, 2011
 
I love the show, seriously amazing
Ok lets be honest here.. the Winx club is an amazing show the "violence" that people are going on about doesnt really exsist seriously i have watched ALL four seasons and i have YET to see blood/guts or anything too disgusting. thats point one point two i think it DOES have a lot of positive messages like "friendship, team work and self acceptance" ok the body of the Winx parents should talk to their kids tell them this is impossible explain it to your children, if parents arent willing to take the time to explain this stuff to their children then they shouldnt really blame the show for that, say they didnt have the "skinny" appearance would that really be better? somewhere down the line they will be exposed to certain "body images" from models as well so why hate on the Winx club characters?, this is a cartoon and no offense to anyone but if your kid cant seperate between reality and fiction...... As far as the boyfriend thing it goes from Like to Love as i see it .. which gives them hope of true love someday when their ready and that it doesnt happen automatically The clothes may be a little over the top but in the end its only a cartoon doesnt really matter, ive seen characters in worse on other shows so its not an issue as far as my family goes but i think the outfits are colorful playful and beautiful. its fantasy. people recommend "the little mermaid" to people when its only shells covering the upper body but claim this is bad?.. As far as the character "Stella" that everybody seems to dislike i dont understand why? the character is sweet popular and social . i think its qualities people want in their kids true fashion is imporant to the character but who doesnt have that crazed friend who cares about appearance atleast with her character she shows people that although appearance isnt everything it is important. dont you want children to take care of themselves? her character may seem Shallow but if you watch season 3 episode 22? i think the eisode when she gave up her looks for the "water stars" you'll see that appearance isnt everything to her .. now look at me i sound crazy going in depth with a fictional character but the thing is I love bubbly fun Stella.. although shes not my favorite character. I think the Winx club is thrilling, exciting, romantic and just plain fun to watch.

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Parent of 8 year old
September 12, 2009
 
Sorry, Winx Club fans. My kids are banned. The sexy outfits on the girls are inappropriate, but I can overlook that in a cartoon if there are good messages. Last week I sat down to watch an episode with my 6 year old and there was a song about mean girls getting what they want. Messages that are sung are more likely to stick with a kid. No matter what else is good about this show, a song like that proves to me that the creators of the cartoon are not paying attention to younger (11 and under) audiences. Judging from the reviews on the fan sites, the audience for this cartoon is jr. high and up. We changed the channel. I think this show is fine for older kids.

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Adult
August 4, 2009
 
My 5 year old sister hates it!
Honestly,is this show a joke? I forced myself to watch the first two seasons because my one and a half year old neice liked the show. The girls are ANOREXIC,I know many girl shows have their main characters skinny,but their waist is SMALLER than their hands or

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
I turned off the tv
By the time a child is old enough for the social content they will no longer want to watch this show. It is absolutely ridiculous for Saturday morning cartoon characters to have boyfriends!

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Adult
June 28, 2011
 
Winx Club is great!
Action. Adventure. Fairies! My daughter loves the show! Stella and Bloom are her favorites. We won't miss an episode.

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Parent of 12 and 16 year old
March 15, 2009
 
winx? ridiculous!
My daughter received a lunchbox type fairy type game for her birthday a couple years ago.Neither of us had ever heard of these winx "people". It never interested her enough to really look at it so she put it in her closet and forgot about it. We recently moved and it came with us and I thought I should find someone to give it to. I went to the site to see what it was about expecting it to be a little kids show and there were quizzes on the home page asking where is the best place for a first DATE!!! And!!!!....... a thing where you can find out if HE REALLY LOVES YOU!!! All I can say is WTH?!?!?!? Ridiculous! Like another poster said, by the time they're old enough, they wouldn't be interested!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Adult
February 22, 2012
 
Nick I don't know what you were aiming for but you missed it
This show is to mind numbingly foolish and low budget for parents to survive watching for long times, and it is most certainly not for children. If your little boy watches it you need to have a serious conversation with him. If your little girl watches it either you are going to end up paying for serious therapy or spending much of you life regretting not living in the Victorian era. The characters are obviously portrayed as though they are supposed to be role models for young girls, and are obsessed with boys and dress the part. They are constantly mentioning fashion, which makes little girls think the way they dress is supposed to be fashionable and therefore the way girls should dress. I think the worst it gets is when they are on some ice world and one of the characters has made a special outfit to keep the cold out, which was effectively a glorified bra and mini skirt (and there I was thinking if you want to retain circulation in sub zero climes you should where at least a shirt, but I guess I'm just an old fashioned know-nothing).

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Parent of 5 year old
February 18, 2012
 
Fabulous example of "Girl Superhero's"
Let me quickly start by saying that a small part of me agrees with some of the other reviewers that this show's boyfriend/girlfriend element is not necessary for younger kids, but I don't think it was made for super young kids anyway. That said, I do believe that its strengths completely outweigh this aspect for younger kids - not to mention the fact that the 'boyfriend' element is really pretty benign in that they generally refer to each other as friends and there is very little physical touching or sappy love talk. Now, that being said, we are pretty strict as to what we allow our children to watch and at face value perhaps would not have introduced this show to our 5 year old just yet if we were just flipping thru channels. HOWEVER, we were struggling to find a positive female superhero role model for our daughter, who was beginning to believe that only boys could be strong and fight evil and that girls were only supposed to sit back and be 'lovely' or 'cute' but were not strong and had to 'be saved'. Our daughter attends a school where most of the kids are boys (not sure why), but she was having trouble finding a "girl superhero" that she could pretend to be who was acceptable to the boys that she plays with. The boys had declared that there were no such thing as girl superhero's because there were no shows, or anything else for that matter, to depict them. We of course disputed this with her, as we all know that there are indeed girl superhero's. However, upon reflection from today's 5 year old perspective, looking at shows available to them, movies, toys, room decor, etc., they are right. There is very little depiction of wonder woman, bat girl, spider girl, etc. anywhere to be found these days. Winx Club is really a wonderful show that not only illustrates that individuals have different strengths, but emphasizes respect, acceptance and kindness. It depicts a group of girls who are each from different 'worlds' and backgrounds - some princesses, some not - who come together at school to form the Winx Club. They are at this school to learn how to develop their powers and yes, do look like Barbies that transform to Fairy's, but they are all very different in both looks, personality and strengths. To me, they are what I would call "classical" teenagers, where they spend their free time giggling, shopping, grabbing pizza and having sleepovers - there is very little thought to modern teenage drama surrounding hurtful gossip, cell phones, & facebook. The girls can only earn greater power by doing selfless things for others and are provided guidance by a kind, yet strong, older woman who is their school director. The girls all respect that fact that they come from different backgrounds and support this in each other. They also recognize and respect the fact that they each have different powers and never display envy or selfishness in believing any other girl and/or her power is any more or less important that any others. They also recognize the value in teamwork and trust, and that each of their powers is necessary to ultimately defeat the evil Valtor. Their 'boyfriends' also have some power, but tend to provide more of a support/partner element to the girls - and are completely fine with their roles. This show provides girls (and boys) of all ages the message that its OK for girls to be leaders and team players; to have great strength, yet acknowledge that we all have weaknesses; to work hard at achieving something, yet sometimes fail; to befriend others from different backgrounds and not only accept them for who they are, but to find value in each others differences; it teaches the importance of giving of yourself, of friendship, trust, courage and communication. This show is has been wonderful for our daughter, in that its helped her begin to define who she is as a girl, a friend, and a 'superhero'. :)

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Parent
December 14, 2011
 
NOT for a NICK JR channel, what gives Nick!?
The channel stayed on and this show came on, I perked up from studying after hearing "I just cant fathom the fact my parents want me to marry a complete stranger" and they went on to talk about arranged marriages....really? We turned the channel and I did some research on the show. Added: I wanted to also point out its time slow on the west coast is during prime preschooler time, my school age children are not home yet from school so this is a really bad time for this show.

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Parent
December 3, 2011
 
Profanity used on show!
An episode aired 12-1-2011 titled "Breaking The Mask" showed a male angry at a female fairy yelling "you (word for a female dog)" at her. Definitly language that is not welcome in my home. I filed a complaint with the FCC and hope this makes other parents just as furious as it does me.

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Adult
October 31, 2011
 
wonderful show
The programme is great. I first watched it when I was 13. Please note: I am reviewing the OLD English Winx Club, not the new Nick one they have created. The only bit of concern you may want to note is that the girls wear extremely short skirts and always bear their midriffs in everything they wear, even in fairy form (except Tecna who wears a outfit that covers her all over. UNTIL she gets her enchantix form and she bears her stomach). The Blonde girl, 'Stella' is also very shallow and obsessed with looks and beauty and not particularly 'smart' and she doesn't study and is not into school. The girls also get boyfriends and they call each other 'hunny' 'babe' and stuff like that. Which I personally don't think should've been on a kids show, but that's just me. It also has kissing, which is very mild. The show has generally a good message, but only with the lead girl 'Bloom' as she is trying to 'find herself', which could be seen as a 'good role model', but I personally don't think it is too much. She believes in herself and earns her wings and also later on her enchantix. Flora also learns to be more 'forward' as she is ultra-shy and reserved with guys. As the first season goes on it gets a tad more violent, but the second season is way more violent than the first. It has more fight scenes and evil characters. Which I think are quite intense for a kids show. The third season is alright. The fourth season is very mild in my opinion and has a nice plot of the girls trying to make earth believe in fairies. There is violence, but it's incredibly mild, I was very surprised. MUCH MUCH more milder than the other seasons. It also has a much more 'fun' vibe with the girls owning a store and the animation has changed a lot. Also, their voices are different (4KIDZ chose not to dub this season). I didn't like season 4 at first, but It was very enjoyable. If you are not into CGI, you will not like the new season 5 coming out in the end of 2012 which has the new 'NICK' voices, not Rai and definitely not 4KIDZ (they stopped at season 3!) and will feature lots of CGI scenes. Winx did use CGI in the previous seasons, but that was only for the scenes of the school from the outside. Everything is becoming CGI these days which is disappointing. I will watch it, but It just wont be the same! And yes, the girls are very thin and they don't have realistic looking bodies. But even the Bratz films/dolls and Barbie films/dolls show very thin girls. I didn't think too much of it when I started watching it. I was too concerned on the magic and fun of it all.

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Parent
July 22, 2011
 
eh
This show is somewhat good for my 6 year old. But i did say SOMEWHAT. Its about magic and faries wich most girls love pretending to be and it a good show to entertain you while in the morning and u just woke up(talking about my 6 year old). but the problem is it might be to violent for little kids. Not kids say 8 and up but deffinately 6 and under. Also those girls dress up to sexy for little kids. i know it anime and cartoons but seriously a high belly shirt,high heels short shorts and legs and boobs partly shoqing? way to inappropriate for my household. and the excesive(excuse my spelling) use of makeup and boyfriends is a big no to. don't watch it please. its somewhat good but not really

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Adult
July 1, 2009
 
Just read it
Ive watched this show for a while and I think its very good. What people really need to get through their thick skulls is that this is a CARTOON, hence the characters bodies will not look normal like us. Hello, remember barbie anyone? I don't care who you are, at some point in time u have played with a barbie. And she sooo doesn't have a realistic body. I also think its a good thing that it deals with alot of boy issues, sets a example early on on how a girl should be treated by guys and to make good choices and not do something stupid with them. The only thing the guys do on the show is date the girls, kiss them, show affection, and in the movie purpose. Look at alot of disney movies, it has a bunch of the same stuff. So before u people go off rambling about stuff u don't understand, use ur head. you have a brain, use it

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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