Parents' Guide to DC Super Hero Girls

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Erin Brereton By Erin Brereton , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 7+

Site's characters have superpowers; its content doesn't.

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What's It About?

DC SUPER HERO GIRLS features characters based on several popular DC Comics characters, including Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, and Poison Ivy. The site includes short videos featuring the superhero squad in a high school setting, where they strive to be confident, outgoing, and successful. It also features a few online activities -- a personality quiz and a game that involves flying -- and information about each character. A corresponding line of action figures and books is planned for a 2016 release.

Is It Any Good?

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Kids say ( 1 ):

The site places a strong emphasis on being a smart, successful (super) woman -- a solid message to share with young girls -- and kids won't find objectionable content on the site. But they also won't find all that much to do. Kids can watch a few brief videos, read about the characters, and view and like images of them. They can play a game, take a quiz, download three chapters of a book about the superheroes, and check out what an upcoming line of figurines will look like. But that's about it. DC Super Hero Girls is still new; the site launched in October 2015, and a press release that accompanied the launch promised new animated content would be posted on a regular basis -- so in time, its video and game library may grow. Until it does, kids may not make many repeat visits to the site. But parents can rest assured they'll have a positive, safe experience if they do.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about what defines a hero. Can your child identify several real-life heroes?

  • Users can click over to YouTube from the site and, once there, can potentially come across videos they shouldn't see. How can you tell if a video is OK for young viewers or not? When should you ask an adult if you should or shouldn't watch something?

  • Watching videos such as the ones on the site can be fun. How much time is too much time spent online, though? Set and follow screen-time limits and help your child brainstorm some offline things to do.

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