A Child Writes

Did you have a PenPal growing up?  I know I did several time though school activities…and there was nothing better than receiving that bit of mail!

I’m excited to share with you, A Child Writes.

It’s a free, safe environment for children to come together to be matched with online PenPals.  It’s an opportunity for children to meet another child their age to interact.  Whether they are writing letters, sending emails or participating in moderated online parties and chats.  It’s PenPals in the age of technology. And, as a parent, I’m glad to know that it’s safe…there is someone monitoring and working hard to keep our children safe.

From the A Child Writes website:

What can I do on A Child Writes?

• You can cre­ate your child their own free pro­file dis­play­ing only user­names, birth dates, gen­der, bio and hob­bies.  No per­sonal or con­tact infor­ma­tion shared publicly.
• You can browse other pro­files and request friends based on sim­i­lar hobbies.
• Your child will be matched with a Pen­Pal as soon as pos­si­ble and invited to a pri­vate group to write him/her back and forth.
• Mem­bers can join invited online par­ties for their age group.
• Mem­bers have the abil­ity to enter all con­tests held on A Child Writes by fol­low­ing con­test spe­cific guidelines.
• Par­ents can read and share all arti­cles found on A Child Writes.
• Par­ents can sub­mit their child’s story and/or photo to be con­sid­ered as the Fea­tured Mem­ber of the month.

What can I not do on A Child Writes?

• Pro­files are not vis­i­ble to non-members.
• Mem­bers are not able to send pri­vate mes­sages out­side of their matched Pen­Pal group.
• Mem­bers may not join online par­ties held for age groups other than their own.
• Pro­fan­ity and vul­gar­ity are not allowed inside the Party Room or any­where else on the A Child Writes site.  Con­duct­ing this behav­ior puts the mem­ber at risk of los­ing their membership.

How does it work?
Once you sign up for your free mem­ber­ship, you will use your user­name and pass­word cre­ated dur­ing reg­is­tra­tion to log in.   You will receive a wel­come email with instruc­tions on what to do next.  In order to be matched with a Pen­Pal you must accept the friend­ship request from A Child Writes pro­file, ACW, which is the admin­is­tra­tor on the site.  Once you have been matched with a Pen­Pal you will be sent a group invi­ta­tion that you must join in order to inter­act with your Pen­Pal.  You will also be sent a group invite depend­ing on your age that you must join in order to be invited to A Child Writes’ online parties.

Creator, Dwan Perrin has thought of everything…right down to reaching out to Monthly Causes.  Each month A Child Writes will feature a different cause, charity or organization.  Members are encouraged to create cards, artwork or crafts to be sent to those affected or involved in the Monthly Cause.  Then, at the end of the month, A Child Writes will hold a contest where three members who participated will win a prize!

You can find A Child Writes on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.

*No compensation was received for this post.  I simply believe that this is a great site and wanted to share with my readers.*