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Kideos (http://www.kideos.com)

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parents & educators say
  • 78% say there are positive messages
  • 33% say it's educational
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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that KIDEOS is a safe place kids 2-10 can find pre-approved, age-appropriate videos to watch online. With an easily navigated interface, this site is simple enough for older kids to use with little supervision.

Educational value: Most videos offer fun and entertaining ways to learn, but aren't strictly "educational." There are some educational selections in the Educational Videos category.
Positive messages: Most videos approved for viewing are classic shows and episodes from shows that have proven track records for positive messages for kids, like Sesame Street, PBS, Dr. Seuss, and The Muppets.
Violence: Some superhero videos may be too intense for the youngest viewers here.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: No ads, but some videos are from for-profit media giants such as Disney, Baby Einstein, and others.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
Privacy & safety: You can choose to register for the site or watch videos without registration.
Our ratings and reviews are informed by child development guidelines. Learn more.

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Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Kideos is a safe, stocked place for kids to find and watch their favorite TV and movie characters online, without their parents worrying that they may stumble upon inappropriate content. Each video has been screened by a team of parents and educators, although parents should still decide for themselves if the age range for each video is appropriate for their individual child. The videos can be found by age range (0-2 through 9-10), characters, or theme as well as search. Hundreds of short videos featuring well-known characters make this a site you and your child will likely return to time and again for a quick video break.

Online interaction: You can share videos you like with others and send in links to child-appropriate videos for the site to consider posting.

This review was written by Dana Villamagna
 
 

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Based on 9 parent & educator reviews:
  • 78% say there are positive messages
  • 33% say it's educational
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kid, 12 years old
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kideos
2 and under is iffy, so a 3 and up is an ON but when they reach 11+ that means they start saying no way! but 11 and up wont like kideos.
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kideos
2 and under is iffy, so a 3 and up is an ON but when they reach 11+ that means they start saying no way! but 11 and up wont like kideos.
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kid, 11 years old
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kideos
2 and under is iffy, so a 3 and up is an ON but when they reach 11+ that means they start saying no way! but 11 and up wont like kideos.
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brown_eyed_girl
parent of 10 and 12 year old
5
 
Kid friendliest videos in one easy site
Fun, safe alternative to YouTube. All the kid-friendly videos on the web collected in one easy to navigate site. Both entertaining and educational videos abound. Older kids may not be impressed with the music & videos for preschoolers, but parents don't need to worry about kids stumbling across inappropriate material. There are some videos which are TV commericals (eTrade talking babies) and I don't agree that all the viral videos archived on the site are appropriate for all ages (baby dancing to Beyonce's "Single Ladies" - cute baby but those lyrics? seriously?) but so much safer than YouTube.
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megandmarsh
parent of 6 year old
2
 
Great place to let kids try out the Internet
this site is great -- i feel totally confident letting my kids click around on here by themselves.
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kid, 12 years old
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0-2, supervised. 2-10, unsupervised. It might be iffy for kids 2-3, and off for ages 11 and over.
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teen, 14 years old
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0-2, supervised. 2-10, unsupervised. It might be iffy for kids 2-3, and off for ages 11 and over.
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kid, 11 years old
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0-2, supervised. 2-10, unsupervised. It might be iffy for kids 2-3, and off for ages 11 and over.
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MathWiz55
parent of 5 and 9 year old
2
 
Great site for kids of all ages!
Both my kids (ages 3 and 7) love the site and I'm confident leaving both alone with the site as its both trustworthy for me and entertaining for them!
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TooMuchSense
parent of 6 and 8 year old
2
 
Safe kids videos
Love it! Just created my first playlist on Kideos.
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emilyoo
kid, 11 years old
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i love it
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internetpro
kid, 11 years old
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LOOKS AWESOME FOR A WEBSITE
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LindsCa
parent of 5 and 7 year old
2
 
Great for Kids!
I love Kideos (more importantly my kids love it). They have pulled all the safe/fun/educational videos from Youtube and put them together on one site. They also organize all the videos in channels (my boys love the Sesame Street channel). I recommend this site to all parents of kids 2-10, and I think most parents will find the videos entertaining too. P.S. Be sure to check out the "Where's Matt" video.
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isaakssmiles
parent of 4 year old
3
 
Great for younger viewers with parents
There are great videos to look at with my son. He loves the animal videos. The only issue is that he loves super heros and I feel they are too violent for a 3 year old.
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aasaints
parent of and 5 , 8 , 10 , 12 year old
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My kids love it
My son and nice love it so much at first they were using youtube but now this is perfect
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love4all1234
adult
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Parent pleaser!
Great way to take the load off parents!
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Cooldee
parent
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Perfect for the entire family!
No bad values here!
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