I've already written a few posts on this blog about social networking websites or online magazines for tweens but I just keep finding more. It is a great idea to have these social sites for tween girls only. Many parents aren't comfortable having their 8-12 year old daughters on Facebook or MySpace where people of all ages lurk. Here are five more websites that you can try to steer you tweens to:

1. iTwixie is a new site, barely a few months old and still in beta. The idea behind it is to challenge tweens to do or solve something or experience something new. Members can create a profile page, play games, master new challenges and join the iTwixi Volunteer Corps. There is also a book club and many interesting articles for the girls on the website.

2. girlZlikeme is actually an online magazine, not a regular social networking site. Although, girls can send in photos of themselves, pets, family, etc. to have them uploaded on the site so they do get to know each other somewhat. This magazine was started my a 12 year old year after a popular magazine wouldn't accept her sister's photo. There is a parent's page in which her father discusses the security of the site.

3. Beacon Street Girls social network for tweens is based on the series of young adult books, Beacon Street Girls, by Annie Bryant. The website is the product of B*tween Production, which also produces the books and all Beacon Street Girls media. If your daughters are already fans of the books, they will love this site. If they haven't read them, this might be a good introduction to them. From B*tween Productions: "We provide girls, especially those ages 9 to 13, with positive role models and empowering messages. We give them a look at a wide range of life experiences, supplying them with problem-solving tools that they can apply to their own lives. And we do it in a fun and entertaining way that makes girls want to come back again and again."

4. AllyKattz is for slighly older tween, girls from ages 10-15. It is a safe, fun community for girls to tackle real issues and solve problems; be heard; connec; discover their strengths; and be creative and ignite ideas. You may remember reading about them before when I wrote about the Tween Summit. The founder of AllyKatzz, Denise Restauri, is responsible for launching the first ever national Tween Summit that is being held this October in Washington D.C.

5. The Pink Locker Society is both a website and a book available to read on the website. The Pink Locker Society was formed to give girl-to-girl advice about anything, but especially PBBs, that is periods, bras and boys. Girls can submit questions to the website on all topics. The author of the book, Debra Moffit, is also the kids' editor of KidsHealth.org, which runs the website.

Here are five very different websites for tween girls. Check them out and see if any are right for your tween. Good luck.

See also: 
2 New Safe Tween Social Websites
KidzVuz - Tweens Create Video Reviews on Their Own Online Community
3 New Safe Social Websites for Tweens
Social Websites for Teens and Tweens
Websites for Teen and Tween Girls

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