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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 12.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Safe place for girls who love sports.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Provides good overview of sports with articles and news.

  • Messages:

    Encourages girls to play sports and be healthy.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    The site is very clean, but a banner ad for an online clothing store on its homepage features considerable cleavage.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    The site has an online store which has product reviews of things like watches and sports DVDs with links to buy them. There are also banner ads.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About GirlsLearnToRide

Parents need to know that this thorough, fun sports site has some interactive features. Only some of the message boards are monitored (administrators can edit or delete any posts in their forums) and iffy words are replaced with asterisks. (At the time of the review the registration for the forums was turned off and only previous registered users could post and view messages.) One red flag: The site suggests users looking to carpool to one of its clinics post a message on the message board asking for a ride. The site also features a lot of ads, and its store has product reviews of things like watches and sports DVDs with links to buy them.

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