Most of the site's literature is of far lower standards than your typical published book. The biggest problem with Wattpad is its general quality. I don't think anyone under age 13 should be allowed to access it without stringently moderating what your children are reading. I created an account for this site to give an explanation of why this site is unsuitable for children. I definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested in reading/writing for both them and their children. We spend time reading stories together, or even writing them. I know what my daughter's into, what she loves to write or read about. My favorite thing about this website/app is that it's brought us a lot closer. She is always telling me about a good book that she just read or an idea that she got for a story. I love this website, and so does my 11 year old daughter. That way, you'll have access and see everything that they see, but I think it's a bit much. If anyone's strongly for monitoring, just share an account with your child. Also, Wattpad doesn't share your email with anyone, so there's no way that someone could start emailing your child out of nowhere. There are strict guidelines for any storing promoting self harm or rape, and they take those things very seriously.Īs for predators, I have never been approached, nor has my daughter, by anyone that treated us wrongly. Sure, she'll come across an inappropriate story every once in a while that isn't marked as mature, but it's nothing worse than what she'll hear in school over the next year, so I'd rather her get a bit of literature in there too instead of gossip and immaturity. It gives her endless amounts of self-confidence, and I think that's what they need at this age before they start middle school. She can write a cute story about a prince and a princess or about pirates, and be met with so much support and positive feedback that it's astounding. The community is so friendly and the environment is so healthy for my little girl. Yes, there are stories with mature content, but most stories that have this 'straight up porn' are rated as such. I feel that the parents giving this website a bad review just came across a few stories that were inappropriate.

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