Kids on zwinky.com

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I have a daughter 11 years old and she likes to go on zwinky to play and chat with other kids and her friends.
I first tought thats ok and i ask her a lot of questions about that site. Also she got for her birthday some of the cards you can buy at target or bestbuy to play on zwinky. So far so good.
I caught her 3 days ago on zwinky having sexual chat with another kid ( ? ) . She and that boy were in a chat room and he ask her if she wants to do IT.
Since that she is not aloud anymore to go on to that website and play. I am now the mean mom and she hates me.
I changed her setting on AOL to Kidaol and she can't go on to zwinky anymore.
I tought its a website for kids. So even AOL blocks it !
I had a serious talk with her about going online and chat.
I explained to her about all the predators that are out there and what could happen.
I think i caught it in time before anything serious could happen, but i can't keep her off the internet for ever.
Is there any save site for kids were they can play and chat ?

Last Post Apr 22, 2008 7:31 PM by: Maureen

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Re: Kids on zwinky.com

Apr 22, 2008 7:31 PM

There are some kid-safe community sites that are moderated, like ClubPenguin.com, but the best way to ensure your daughter doesn’t stumble on sex chat is to avoid chat altogether. You can also use filtering software that allows you to select the sites she visits. (Mac and Windows Vista have parental controls that work in pretty much the same way.) Check out GetNetWise.org’s searchable database of parental control tools for more.

If you decide to use a monitoring tool, we recommend letting her know - it helps maintain parent-child trust, and keeps communication lines open.

Good luck,

Maureen

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