 | 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. |
GoGoddess
Common Sense Media says
Tween-esteem site says: Find your inner goddess.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this site sticks the tween label on girls as young as 6, yet some of the site's content -- like the advice column's discussion about obsessive crushes, as well as some of the games -- clearly isn't crafted for first graders. The site does encourage girls to earn up to 500 "goddess gold" pieces a day so they can buy things for their goddess. Girls can safely chat with other goddess friends who are on their invite-only list.
What's it about?
"There's a goddess in every girl," says GOGODDESS.COM. Girls start by watching a snippet about six modern goddess characters. Then they register -- with a parent's email permission for those under 13 -- and select from a girl-power list of user names and choose a symbol to identify themselves on the site. Girls can play games, chat with invited-only buddies on their list, keep a private journal, take quizzes, and enter contests.
Is it any good?
While it uses iconic goddesses like "Athena" and "Isis" to establish some stereotypical female archetypes, GoGoddess.com isn't new-agey: All this is intended to build self-esteem -- and to earn "goddess gold" to collect online charms and symbols for a "passport."
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what self-esteem means. Does identifying with an online character like one of the goddesses make a girl feel better about herself? Check out the advice column together and discuss the pros and cons of asking for and taking advice from an online "expert." Talk about writing in a journal or taking self-examining, magazine-style quizzes. What's most useful in building self-knowledge and self-esteem?
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Kid, 9 years old
April 30, 2011
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Fun site
I'm a kid. This is cool.
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perfect for my daughter she'll love this game
totally love it
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Kid, 10 years old
April 26, 2010
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perfect for kids
it's just perfect!
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Best for kids and tweens. A little boring for teens.
I used to play it a while ago and it was pretty fun. Gets a bit boring after a while and probably isn't that great for teens, but for ages 9-12 its a pretty fun website. Liked how you could create you own character (and that there was more then one size the character could be :) ). Like the quiz to find out which goddess your most like. Fun overall.
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