perfect for 11- 90 (for those who still have fashion designer ambitions, but not younger.
I really love this site, but there is a lot of "online dating". There are girls AND boys, not just girls like it seems. The chat rooms in the auctions are monitored, and you can flag inappropriate messages. however sometimes users work around the 'dictionary'. they also refer to 'do u want to do me' but i think this site is fine for 11 and up. it is really fun, designing your own fashions,making a boutique,selling your fashions and making friends.
This website is perfect for kids who want to be a faison designer!! I know i love it and anyone can to. It doesn't matter how old you are(but you kinda have to be 5 and older) it is REALLY fun!!!!!!!:):):):)
Girlsense is awesome even though in has some bad contents in it. I think its okay for 12-19 yrs old like me. Parents should worry a little but not sooo much. LISTEN TO ME PARENTS ITS OKAY!!!
Girlsense reviewed by Commonsense- and it ain't pretty.
There are lots of things to do on website! Though they have some inapropraiate ads on the website, and I've seen 6-year-olds. They also have chat, and it is not as safe as you think. It's very addicting, so I suggest you give your kid a strict time limit for this website- I've spent a whole day on girlsense and, well, let's just say I was very pooped in the morning lol. Also some boys join the website and "go out" with girls. And sometimes when a girl says something bad,she gets away with it! I've seen lots of bullying too. Think twice before joining girlsense, trust me.
Ok I'm torn with this one. I love the website cause it's really fun to make clothes and play the games and do auctions (when the people are normal). But lots of people make shirts lately that say "if ur by click here" By meaning bisexual and post them on auctions. Then if you go in one, there are tons of people mostly girls saying "Hey wanna do it" meaning have sex. It's really disturbing. Also if you say something like please stop talking to me then (this has happened to me) they will send you a note saying something gross like "love u plz follow me to an auction so we can do it" I was so disturbed that from then on i stopped going on auctions. With product placement, for weeks at a time they have the same ads all over the website. And grossly, I have seen ads for Trojan condoms. There are girls as young as 6 on there and they have no idea what sex is yet. And if they go in to an auction room with inappropriate content then that is not a good situation. I've seen shirts that say F**K U even though you can't write those words, people use stamps or buttons. And I've also seen the words S**T, B***H, C**P and H E double hockey sticks. Some of the girls (and boys) are way out of line here... Out of 100% I would say that 15% is good about this website.
Well, the user content, at night... sometimes in the auction area there are things up for sale, often t-shirts that say 'bi people chat here' or 'if you want a gf click here' and sometimes there are explicit drawings of private parts (e.x. breasts). And I think that's reeeaaally disgusting. On the other hand, this usually only goes on at night (9pm-the am), all the other things people create are usually creative & appropriate. I love this game though it can get boring if you aren't sure what to make in your studio.
It used to be a lot better, but it's still a safe site.
Girlsense is very safe. Sometimes they go too far-- a chat dictionary doesn't allow you to write about anything appropriate, and that's good, but it doesn't allow you to use a very advanced vocabulary at all (highly annoying to me, as I tend to have always had a quite advanced vocabulary myself) and it only includes mainstream celebrities and shows so if you're not into that kind of stuff it makes it very hard for you to write about your interests. Also, they changed the way one designs clothes on the site (it used to be fun to design, you used to be able to use all sorts of cool tricks and techniques and make these characters and quotes t-shirts), dramatically limiting the amount of creativity you have when it comes to creating your clothes and boutique. So I would say in the past it was a lot more worth visiting, but it's not the worst website out there and depending on the person it could be a lot of fun. Nothing for parents to be concerned over, at all, as the website is extremely safe and age-appropriate.
great for girls but i would view the site with a tween before letting them on it
i love the site but some of the different things kids say are not very age appropriate, some kids try to have sex in auctions, not good for un educated kids under 12or even educated kids under that!
Girlsense, The do's and don'ts of the Girlsense World.
Parents:
I am 13 years old, and let me tell you what I have learned from this website, teens usually find ways to send either, Negitive or inappropriate messages, but in auctions (or in the market) they have the age groups split up into two groups, 1- 12 and 13-99. the people with in these groups can interact as much as they want.
Kids:
People on this website, may leave you nasty comments or rude remarks, I don't let them get me down so why should you, tell your parents if there is a serious issue, because you can report it to webmaster@girlsense* and the moderator will imediately ban the perosn for his or her actions.
I was 9 years old when i first came to this website, all the messages and profiles are checked PLUS you can only choose words from a drop down menu for notes and there's a great message: Be creative, be yourself. And Diary789 was partly correct under ware is somewhat inappropriate but, you have to wear under ware and maybe they meant it as a bathing suit this website is great there is some advertisements though. And yes older people can go on the website, you never grow out of creativeness.
One word: Bullying.
I get it.Girlsense is place where girls be unique IN THEIR own way.
But...their are alot going on.The people your child is adding.
This has nothing to do with predators.
But how their FAKE FRIENDS influence them depends how old they are.
And...fake friends are studying on boys (on girlsense)and trying to copy other people so THEY can replace them and be popular instead of unique.And its going to 65 percent influence your young child.THEY will be doing what their doing IF they act innocent to them.Im just giving parents a alert when it your child is join in.This site is 85 percent like i-dressup BUT instead its worst their are rumors and gossips spreading around.If you make your child stay safe everything will be alright.Watch out! Thumbs up if you agree with me!!:)
Great for girls who really want to build a fashion empire
I think Girlsense is great. It is a way for me to express my creativity and my love of fashion. I know that in auctions girls and boys will 'date' and 'do each other' but if you don't want to be a part of that you don't have to. You can just leave that auction. This stuff usually goes on around late at night and in the early morning. I think parents shouldn't be worried about this stuff because it is completely fake and the users who are 12 and under can only talk to each other and 13 and up can only talk to each other. I have also noticed sexual things usually happen with 13 and older. Really the only way younger kids can be brought into this stuff is if they join in. If gross things are happening in the auction you're in, just leave. I really love this website, it has really helped me understand about fashion and business a bit more. I think if you just stay away from gross auctions, this website is completely age-appropriate. On a scale of 1-10, I give Girlsense an 8.
sexual content can be a problem, i'm 11 and i think its great, but i very mature for my age and i am the youngest child and have been exposed to more things. if you don't feel you child is mature enough i wouldn't let them use it. just talk to your children and let them know what is okay and not okay to say and do online, and tell them to tell you if they see anything not okay. and about ads, some make me uncomfortable, like ads for tampons and condoms. But overall great site 8 out of 10 stars
I am a member on girlsense, and i think it is a great website for us teens and tween to learn to use money (g-cents) and manage a "company". I really enjoy girlsense but there is one downfall... In the Marketplace you can hold auctions, and some of them are disturbing, for instance the have "by" auctions which means bisexual, and often when you enter an auction someone may ask you if you would like to "do it" which means to "sex chat". some people even make designs of breasts and other private parts. REMEMBER: YOU CAN TURN YOUR CHAT OFF IN AUCTIONS!!!! I rarely have my chat on... you can also report or flag any inappropriate or vulgar boutiques, fashions, or outfits on there.. most of the language is filtered ( ALL LANGUAGE IS FILTERED FOR AGES 13 and under) But, after the age of 13, the choice of babble is available, in which case text is not filtered and you can type things such as phone numbers and addresses, which i think is an issue.. (13 and under cannot type any number but one, as in one gcent) Overall inappropriate takes up 10% of the site, but overall it is an awesome site:)!!!!!!!!!!! I also forgot to mention, that one of my friends has depression, and while in an auction someone encouraged her to cut her wrist, and she did, almost so deep she had to go to the hospital. But in my plain opinion, Girlsense is no different than what we are exposed to at school, home, and everywhere everyday
From what I remember, there was content in some of the auction rooms that was not appropriate for younger kids. Of course, users are unable to type swear words; but that doesn't stop users from spelling them different ways, or sometimes talking in a dirty manner. Even occasionally there are some t-shirts or other clothing made by users that can be inappropriate. Also, there are a lot of ads, which made it tedious to use the site; it was a slow-ish site in general.
Other than that, I found it an enjoyable site; users can design clothing, create shops, and purchase others' clothing. Some people even make things like outlines of celebrities' faces you can use to decorate your shop, or just keep for yourself. It teaches users to be creative with what they're designing, and even teaches to a certain extent how users can earn and spend money properly.
I love this website it is so much fun!! You can design original clothes in a semi- realistic design studio! There are so many ways to make fashions, and many tricks to learn. Some kids are too young, since some older teens like to use the site to virtually date and other worse things (you know what i mean) The moderators try very hard to keep the site safe and they manage to do it!
Girlsense i think to me is out of date, they never change anything so it can be more interesting.I don't know why the on the site you are aloud to create a boy when it's a girl site and theme?When boys sign up its because of girls, and that is where the sexual activity takes place. Ive been in auctions where it was a male and female, and while i was bidding on something, i was told to get out because they were "having love" and having an extremely inappropriate conversation. Girlsense is a nice site but there are little things that have happened ever since the site has been up. it disgusts me nothing is being done.. also while in an auction you are prohibited to say the word a** if you just type "as" like that and quickly press another s while submitting the word "as" the term will appear..Moms & dads im no expert but i would recommend 13 and older for this site:/?
I love it i go on girlsense every day. There is some very bad people who make inappropriate sighns on girlsense but besides that I love it. My name on girlsense is Gabi980
I love this website! The only thing is some clothing designed is a little innapropriate, but it teaches how to spend wisely, think strategically, and lots of other good stuff.