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    Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 0; suggested age 4.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Kids' browser features prescreened, safe sites.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 4 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Kids can find lots of useful info by browsing categories or searching terms -- although they'll find a lot of commercial sites in addition to educational ones.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Parents may object to how the browser recommends content based on the child's gender (e.g. fashion and dolls for girls, sports for boys).
  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    The basic KidZui membership is free. Enhanced memberships cost $4.95 a month or $49.95 a year. Currently, there are no ads, but many of the same companies (like Disney) turn up as featured content over and over.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About KidZui

Parents need to know that KidZui is a browser that limits the Internet to about a half a million pre-screened Web sites, photos, and videos that are recommended by its panel for kids ages 3-12. Parents must provide an email address to activate each kid's account, and can create their own account that allows them to monitor what sites kids visit, who they add as friends, and when they're online. There's also a social element: Kids can create an avatar and make friends, but only to share their favorite sites -- there's no chatting. Parents can customize what their kids see by adding or blocking sites. If a kid tries to access a site that isn't on KidZui, it gets submitted to the panel for review. KidZui does a good job of screening out sex, violence, and bad language, but parents may wish that the featured sites were more educational and less commercial.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why it's often better to go to a kid-safe site than to a general browser to find the best age-appropriate, reliable information. What are the benefits of having search engines and sites designed just for kids? What are safe sites to browse? How can you tell which sites you can trust? Families can also talk about respecting and protecting privacy. Why would your parents need to know what sites you are looking at?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 1.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Safety isn't an issue

    Perfect for young curious kids but not for older kids

    I don't really like KidZui because it is boring and useless. It is slow with loading and doesn't allow many perfectly safe videos and sites!

  2. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive consumerism

    it has ads

  3. I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Safety isn't an issue
    • User content is age appropriate

    Perfect For Any Kid!

    I love it. You can decorate your own background and other cool things. There are so many you can't explain.

  4. I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    OK

    Pretty cool. Parents you will like it so will your kids. It could just frustrate your kids with the extremely long loading and earning "points" for "levels".

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

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