Club Penguin

[Gardinia]

Hiya, my 6 year old has just discovered disneys club Penguin. Does anyone have any kids aged 5-10 who play on it? If yes, do you know how safe it is?

cheers

[reenie40]

Hi

My ten year old has been playing for about 3 years now on and off. Checked it out and seems really safe and as it's now owned by Disney, I'm sure they've double checked everything as they wouldn't want the bad press! She occasionally arranges to 'meet' friends from school there, but doesn't seem that interested in chatting much to people she doesn't know. She likes to do the missions and buy things for her penguin and igloo. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

[minder]

Yes it's fine - my youngest (10) has been a member for around a year and a half now. If you want to dress the penguins etc. it's a subscription fee of nearly ?4 a month and it seems ok - they keep you informed via e-mail and she seems to enjoy it. You name your penguin and can then interact, chat, dress, get things for the igloo!

I got to hear about it from my great-nephew who was 6 at the time he started to play

[tiddles]

I felt the same way when we first came across it but it is absolutely ok

[sillywoman]

Same as the other posters.

[Tanza]

My son (5) loves this site. I think it's great too. In any case, if you are concerned, you can always choose not to allow your child to see or write their own messages - pick one of the closed forums when you log on, there's a symbol beside each one. We've spent a lot of time on it, and I've never seen anything untoward, it's well moderated.

It's excellent for helping your child learn to read - for example there's a newspaper with all the latest news/games/jokes. Your child can become a secret agent, which requires your child to read what the penguin spymaster says to complete the mission.

You can play for free, earning virtual money to buy things by playing the games. There are benefits to becoming a member with a subscription, but it's not necessary.