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Yoursphere
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Kid-only social network promises to block dangerous adults.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9–10
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What Parents Need to Know
About Yoursphere
Parents need to know that this site is not free. It costs $4.95 a month or $39.95 a year, per kid. Parents also need to know that despite claims to the contrary, this "safety first" social network is not completely immune to "creepers," the tad-too-cutesy term the site invented to describe online predators and pretenders. That said, content is squeaky clean, the strict membership rules surely will weed out some undesirables, and sign-ups are vetted against a database of registered sex offenders.
Read our full review by Carla Thornton
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about how to safely use a free mainstream social network like Facebook instead of paying for a service like Yoursphere, which older kids are sure to rebel against. After all, how cool can it be to hang out on a site that mom and dad picked? Most teens are going to find a way to join another, more popular social network anyway. The good news is that mainstream sites can be set up to be almost as private as Yoursphere.
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My Daughter Loves Yoursphere
Like any 13-year-old my daughter wants to dive head first in to the "rule free" world of adults. She grimaces and rolls her eyes with the best of them. Like any mom I want to keep my daughter young and protected. I cringe at the number of my daughter's friends who have set up MySpace and FaceBook pages -- without their parent's permission AND using phony ages. Yes, these 12- and 13-year-olds are listing themselves as 15 or older. As an adult I know to only accept friends who I KNOW. I have a feeling a 13-year-old might accept any and all friendship requests. Who knows who is lurking on FaceBook trolling for unsuspecting teens. Scary. For me, Yoursphere is a safe place for my daughter to network. I am confident about and comfortable with the environment of the spheres on Yoursphere. My daughter, a budding writer, loves writing on Yoursphere. Yoursphere allows kids to write about what they want -- I am sure at times the writing seems juvenile and irrelevant to adults, but these are kids 9-18 writing for other kids 9-18. My daughter loves the feedback she gets from other budding writers in her writing sphere. She refers to them as her "peer editors." As for the cost of Yoursphere, I look back at the computer games and online services I have purchased in the past for my children when they were younger. In the past I have purchased a CD-ROM game or two per year for approx. $30 per game. I've also paid for about 30 WebKinz and the online experience for my little ones @$12-$14 each. Yoursphere is an extension of my child's online learning experience.
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From the Mom Founder of Yoursphere.com
Yoursphere.com is a creation that both kids, teens and parents were involved in shaping. The protective measures in place are a result of parent input. Once inside, everything from the no-one-over-18 allowed, sphere categories, to the rewards, contests and content is what kids and teens told us was a “must-have”. They even came up with the name “creeper”. The content is truly a reflection of our member's voices as the feature topics are selected and written by our team of young writers. Yoursphere readily tells parents that while our safety standards are unparalled, there are no absolute guarantees. Yoursphere knows who each and every member is (and that they’re not a registered sex offender) because we verify identities before anyone becomes a member. As a result, there are no anonymous members. We actively encourage parents to have their children show them around the site by keeping parents apprised of community happenings through our newsletters and blog. We know parents care passionately about keeping their children safe, but know they equally care that their children and teens are a part of a positive and engaging community. Together we can make that happen. Thank you commonsense media for reviewing our site!
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