 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Girl Games
Common Sense Media says
Dress-up, decorating -- and lots of inappropriate surprises.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this site is loaded with innocent dress-up, decorating, and arcade games, but beware: there are surprisingly violent and sexually inappropriate images kids will uncover with a little play time.
What's it about?
Like Girl Game Zone, GIRL GAMES is a collection of games designed to appeal to tween and teen girls. The games are technically hosted on other sites, and clicking on them brings up flashing, animating, talking banner ads, and numerous -- sometimes pornographic -- pop-up ads. While many of the games are "girly" -- dress-up, decorating, cooking, sports, puzzles -- there are action games that entail kissing, battling war-style, and shooting others in the head with a sniper rifle, shotgun, or submachine gun.
Is it any good?
While this is not a site you want your daughter visiting unsupervised, there are a few unique games that are fun to play: Roller
Coaster Creator lets kids draw their own coaster tracks and Cooking Show lets you slice, dice, and add
ingredients to a recipe. But these games are buried deep under pop-ups and banner ads. Worse, there are subtleties in the games that reinforce gender stereotypes that aren't good for girls. For example, emaciated and underdressed characters, battles to win a boy's love, and kissing contests. If your girls like games, there are way better choices.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what to do if kids click on something that launches a barrage of pop-up windows. Do you want kids to ask for your help if this happens, or close the windows? Make sure kids know where to click to close them and know how to distinguish between ads and games. Do kids know how to use the pop-up blocker on their browser?
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I THINK DAT GIRLS GAMES ARE FUN AT TIMES BUT IT CAN GET BROIN AT TIMES BUT ITS FUN
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I like this site
I have no idea why ppl think it's bad! Itis actually pretty good.
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Kid, 10 years old
April 10, 2011
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Fine for kids
I checked out the whole site and did not see any of this, yes there are a few violent shooter games but nothing that bad, besides what girl is gonna go there for shooter games?
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Kid, 11 years old
September 25, 2010
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ughhhhhhhhhh
never been on it. sounds bad..... just by reading common sense.
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Not approriate for 13 and under from the few places I've seen on it.
some of the games seem fun and innocent, but then we found them playing a kissing game witht the only purpose to kiss until found by someone hiding in the background. We then found this website that reviewed it and our suspicions were confirmed. It's hard to truely trust any website.
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Kid, 12 years old
May 25, 2010
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Eh,i got some uhhh... "adult content" once in a while but it's a cool site! *~*
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I played it and a REALLY BAD photo popped up!!!
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Kid, 12 years old
March 1, 2011
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I dont get what the fuss is about
I think its fine! I mean there are some kissing games but i think this website is just fine!!!
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ok
its the best websute but some kissing games are to much for little one like 8 under but just an game
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