• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 7.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Uplifting social site gives lessons in football and life.

On this site kids can:   connect with friends, connect with like-minded kids, create a social network, create an avatar, do activities, learn about a specific topic, learn about digital ethics, learn responsible online behavior, meet people, play games, play in a virtual world, play multiplayer games, post comments, set goals, share their knowledge, watch videos

Why We Rated This for Ages 7 and Up

The good stuff

• Educational value:

  Football fans and aspiring players can learn a lot here about football basics, sportsmanship, and healthy choices --  but the lessons are not academic.
• User-created content:

  Not an issue.
• Messages:

  Camp Pete is dedicated to providing a positive message to kids, from the amount of time they spend online to how they play and compete -- even to the messages they write to one another.

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  Kids are able to shoot one another with footballs, chickens, and other generally non-threatening items.
• Sex:

  Not an issue.
• Language:

  Kids are given a pre-selected list of sayings to choose from as they interact with one another.
• Consumerism:

  The main things being promoted here are football, clean living, and Pete Carroll.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

How safe is it?

• Personal privacy:

  Players have screen names and passwords to protect their identities. They are able to send email messages to one another's "lockers" through the site, though.
• Online interaction:

  Two chat options allow for either open, filtered chat or canned chat. Chat is occasionally monitored and flagged. Interactions are generally positive, but there is the option for gentle trash-talking and shooting one another with goofy items.
• Parental controls:

  Parents have to sign kids up using an email address and credit card and are offered some management ability over their kids' accounts.

What Parents Need to Know

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