I love beinggirl.com, especially the feature where you can "Ask Iris", a professional on periods and puberty, any question you'd like. The only problem is the commercialism. Oh my goodness, it's not even funny how many tie-ins lurk on that site: they advertise Always pads and Tampax tampons EVERYWHERE, and the site is like a big playground for advertisers. Whenever they mention using a sanitary product, they make sure they use "Tampax" or "Always" instead of just tampon or pad. It's okay, and I love the information they give you, but it is a little too much.
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13. -
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Site teaches more about products than puberty.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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About BeingGirl
Parents need to know that buried underneath the barrage of product pushes on Procter and Gamble's teen girl hub there is some helpful health information, mostly relating to periods. To post comments, you need to register, which requires an email address and first name. Kids under 13 must submit a parent's email address who'll be notified that their kid has registered, and have the option of deleting the account. The site also encourages -- but doesn't require -- users to submit their home address and a cell number during registration. Although the site warns users that "online friends are really strangers" and not to post personal information, users -- not the site -- are in charge of reporting abuse on boards (which is really easy to do). Words like "crap" are allowed; harsher words like "s--t" are turned into a string of asterisks before comments go live.
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- Families can talk about the overload of advertising on this site. Why do you think Procter and Gamble littered the site with ads? Do you think teens respond to a product push that's more direct or a bit more blended into a site's content? Families can also discuss submitting personal information like a cell phone number when registering for a site. Why might it be a bad idea to give personal information to a site -- even one that's run by a legitimate company? Also, what information should be keep private and what's OK to post?
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- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
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- Educational
- User content is age appropriate
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- Educational
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I like being girl It has really helped me learn about what I am going to be going through
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- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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Very informative- I'd suggest this site for any girl who is nervous or wants to know more about growing up!
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Good stuff.
I think it is very educational for girls. The only problem is all the advertising, but that is exusable.
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