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Have a look at Youtube Kids (https://kids.youtube.com/ https://kids.youtube.com/)

by Raphmedia 9y ago

option 9y ago
Great tool for a parent. Make sure you have a look at AAP recommendations for screen time.
cpach 9y ago
Looks interesting. How well does this app prevent weird/disturbing/bad videos?
- Raphmedia 9y ago
  "Videos available in the app are determined by a mix of algorithmic filtering, user input and human review. " https://support.google.com/youtubekids/answer/6172307?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=6130504 https://support.google.com/youtubekids/answer/6172307?hl=en-...
  - cpach 9y ago
    Yeah, I was curious if anyone has experience with how well that works in practice.
- ZeroGravitas 9y ago
  I've been using it since launch and think it works as advertised, not only in cutting out the weird stuff but in actively directing the child to educational content. It also has a timer built in, and when the time runs out an animated face shows up and "goes to sleep" which is incredibly effective in avoiding a tantrum when screen time is up.
  - cpach 9y ago
    Cool! Will probably install it soon.
- meheleventyone 9y ago
  Seconding the others, it's really great in comparison to plain YouTube.
gregmac 9y ago
This is still full of "toy porn" -- unboxing toys, opening eggs to see what's inside, or just an adult(ish) person playing with toys acting out some scene. While it's not "disturbing" (so far as I've seen) it's mindless and still an utter waste of time to watch. You can block channels, but there are so many of them that it's a losing battle. I would really rather just whitelist some specific channels, but I haven't yet found a way to do that. I want to encourage my 2yo to be able to use technology like the tablet (and in fact, it's frightening how good she is at figuring it out) but I also don't want her watching this garbage. If she picks one of these and I turn it off, she gets annoyed at me and doesn't understand. I'd rather be able to let her pick her own show without worrying about exactly what it is, by having things like PBS, Sesame Street, TVO, etc pre-approved.
- Raphmedia 9y ago
  I don't know what to tell you about that part. One of the channels I watch the most is Ashens. It's a British man playing with toys / retro goodies (and loosely reviewing them) on a brown couch and the videos last up to 30 minutes.

Have a look at Youtube Kids (https://kids.youtube.com/ https://kids.youtube.com/)

option 9y ago

Great tool for a parent. Make sure you have a look at AAP recommendations for screen time.

cpach 9y ago

Looks interesting. How well does this app prevent weird/disturbing/bad videos?

Raphmedia 9y ago
"Videos available in the app are determined by a mix of algorithmic filtering, user input and human review. " https://support.google.com/youtubekids/answer/6172307?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=6130504 https://support.google.com/youtubekids/answer/6172307?hl=en-...
- cpach 9y ago
  Yeah, I was curious if anyone has experience with how well that works in practice.
ZeroGravitas 9y ago
I've been using it since launch and think it works as advertised, not only in cutting out the weird stuff but in actively directing the child to educational content. It also has a timer built in, and when the time runs out an animated face shows up and "goes to sleep" which is incredibly effective in avoiding a tantrum when screen time is up.
- cpach 9y ago
  Cool! Will probably install it soon.
meheleventyone 9y ago
Seconding the others, it's really great in comparison to plain YouTube.

gregmac 9y ago

This is still full of "toy porn" -- unboxing toys, opening eggs to see what's inside, or just an adult(ish) person playing with toys acting out some scene. While it's not "disturbing" (so far as I've seen) it's mindless and still an utter waste of time to watch. You can block channels, but there are so many of them that it's a losing battle. I would really rather just whitelist some specific channels, but I haven't yet found a way to do that. I want to encourage my 2yo to be able to use technology like the tablet (and in fact, it's frightening how good she is at figuring it out) but I also don't want her watching this garbage. If she picks one of these and I turn it off, she gets annoyed at me and doesn't understand. I'd rather be able to let her pick her own show without worrying about exactly what it is, by having things like PBS, Sesame Street, TVO, etc pre-approved.

Raphmedia 9y ago
I don't know what to tell you about that part. One of the channels I watch the most is Ashens. It's a British man playing with toys / retro goodies (and loosely reviewing them) on a brown couch and the videos last up to 30 minutes.