Tootsville (http://www.tootsville.com)
common sense media says
Safe virtual world charges for premium content.
parents & educators say
- 60% say safety or privacy is an issue
- 60% say there are positive messages
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this virtual world with chat and games charges up to $5.95 per month for access to premium content. Kids can play a more limited version for free. There's a store that sells plush toys (plus other merchandise), which can be used to activate a short-term premium membership. The site does a good job with safety issues -- there are thorough guidelines for kids and parents, and parents must activate kids' accounts before they can log in. They're also given the option of restricting their kids' Toots time, which can help considering that this site can be addicting. Chat is filtered, and moderators hang out wherever the kids can go. Kids can send messages to their buddies on the site. Younger kids, especially sensitive ones, can feel rejected if their requests to chat or become friends are ignored.
Educational value:
A few of the games involve problem-solving skills.
Violence:
Not applicable.
Sex:
Not applicable.
Language:
Chat is filtered and there are moderators in each world.
Consumerism:
To use all of the site's features, you have to pay for a premium membership, which costs $5.95 a month (or less, if you sign up for six months or a year). A plush Toots toy ($14.95 in the site's store) gets kids a limited-time premium membership. Kids can buy clothes and furniture with the "peanuts" they collect.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
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Review It
Based on 5 parent & educator reviews:
- 60% say safety or privacy is an issue
- 60% say there are positive messages
- 60% say language is an issue
- 40% say sexual content is an issue
- 40% say it's educational
Most useful reviews by all members
Mom2Nicole
parent of 9 year old
parent of 9 year old
Great educational alternative to TV
I have an 8 year old and she loves Tootsville* and all the games. I love that they are more educational than most of the free sites on the internet and she also gets to learn the value of money as she shops for things in the stores. I'm very happy with the content and security level of the site -- I set time limits for her and they also allow me to monitor her account from my own parent account (not that I don't trust her...it just makes me feel more comfortable).
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solar_system_118
adult
adult
Great side, just watch out for language
It's a great website, but here's the problem.
A girl invited me to their house. They were looking for a boy. I said I was a boy. The girl made the heart emote at me and then said 'who's a boy'. Then a user named flappy came in and said a sexual swear word in a really clever way. That's the only problem.
But it's a great website with great user content! Just watch out for those sailors...
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Mr chip6
teen, 14 years old
teen, 14 years old
Awesome!!
Tootsville is fun and educational!! But once when I was on someone said she was 24. It may not be true. When I found this website I was in to Club Penguin at the time and was at a Club Penguin updates site when I found this site.
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nadav_tamam@wa ...
parent of 7 year old
parent of 7 year old
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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RedRoseLove
kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
KalliCutieGirl and Me RedRoseLove
We are best friends in the whole world we start talking on virtualbark* then we tryed out clubpenguin* and dizzyworld* and then KalliCutieGirl has too leave virtualbark* forever so we went on here and got are phone #'s.
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Safety police
parent
parent
Tootsville is not a safe place
people can just say swear and say sexual language because my child has experienced it before
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tootsville lover
kid, 10 years old
kid, 10 years old
I love tootsville! But there was one user i believe her name was swettie422. i invited her to my house to talk and then she did the silly face so i did it too thinking she was kidding then she cussed in a weird way but it went through this was in 2009 in august but other then that its great!
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