Better screen time,
not less of it.

Every kid gets their own lineup.

Children’s videos we’ve watched end to end, picked for their age and the things you want more of.

Some of what we’ve watched

Trusted by Parents. Backed by Science.

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Every kids’ video looks educational from the outside.

You’ve got twenty minutes and a tablet. The title says “learn colors.” The thumbnail is bright and friendly. Four hundred comments say their kid loves it. So you press play, and you still don’t know whether the next twenty minutes will teach your child something, wind them up, or just run out the clock.


It isn’t you. Nothing on the outside of a video is built to tell you what’s inside it. Titles are written for search. Thumbnails are made for clicks. A view count tells you how many people pressed play, not whether it was worth pressing.


Screen time you picked on purpose is a different thing from screen time that just happened.

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90%

of a child’s brain develops before age 5.

What they watch matters more than most parents realize.

2.5x

Increase risk of attention challenges

More likely to have attention problems by age 7.

75%

of toddlers’ screen time is unsupervised

Most of what kids see, nobody’s reviewing first.

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Why you can trust our library.

Anyone can call a video good. Here’s what’s behind ours.

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Everything here is worth putting on.

We analyse a lot more than we publish. What makes it into the library is what we’d put on for our own kids, so you can pick anything in the lineup without second-guessing it.

Built on published guidance, not opinion.

What we look for comes from published child-development guidance: the AAP, NAEYC, and Zero to Three. What we tell you is what we actually observed in the video.

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Nobody pays us. Completely unbiased.

We don’t sell ads, take sponsorships, or run affiliate links. Nothing popular gets a pass for being popular, and nothing gets in because someone paid for it so you know why recommend it.

How it works.

No scrolling through reviews. Tell us who’s watching, then pick something.

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Start with their age.

It’s the first thing we ask, because it changes every answer. Tell us what you’d like more of too, if you’ve got a preference.

Start with their age.

Drop any YouTube URL.

Start with their age.

It’s the first thing we ask, because it changes every answer. Tell us what you’d like more of too, if you’ve got a preference.

Open their lineup.

Sorted for that age and grouped by what they’re actually doing: feelings and friendship, letters and sounds, songs, getting moving.

Open their lineup.

See how the video scores.

Open their lineup.

Sorted for that age and grouped by what they’re actually doing: feelings and friendship, letters and sounds, songs, getting moving.

Watch it on YouTube.

We hand you a link and get out of the way. It plays where it always played. The only thing that’s different is how you picked it.

Watch it on YouTube.

We hand you a link and get out of the way. It plays where it always played. The only thing that’s different is how you picked it.

What we look at in every video.

Every video in the library gets a card. This is what’s on it.

“Is this a calm one or a loud one?”

Pace and sensory load

Pace and sensory load

How fast the cuts come, how loud it gets, how much is on screen at once, and whether the tone is upbeat or soothing. The difference between a video that works before bed and one that keeps them up.

How fast the cuts come, how loud it gets, how much is on screen at once, and whether the tone is upbeat or soothing. The difference between a video that works before bed and one that keeps them up.

“What actually happens in it?”

“What actually happens in it?”

What’s inside

What’s inside

A plain description of what goes on. Who’s in it, what they do, what it’s about, and whether there’s a real story or just a sequence of things happening.

A plain description of what goes on. Who’s in it, what they do, what it’s about, and whether there’s a real story or just a sequence of things happening.

“Is it teaching anything, and at what age?”

Builds this

Builds this

Whether a video teaches something, gives them a chance to practice it, or just features it in passing. The answer changes depending on how old your child is.

Whether a video teaches something, gives them a chance to practice it, or just features it in passing. The answer changes depending on how old your child is.

“Anything I should know before I press play?”

“Anything I should know before I press play?”

Safety

Safety

Ads inside the video, scary moments, product-pushing, aggression, rough language, and whether a person made it or a content farm did. When nothing’s flagged, we say that and move on.

Ads inside the video, scary moments, product-pushing, aggression, rough language, and whether a person made it or a content farm did. When nothing’s flagged, we say that and move on.

What a KidSight scorecard looks like.

One card per video, built for the age you set. Tap anything in the library to open it.

Built for one age at a time

The same video reads differently at two and at five, so every card is written for the age you chose.

At 2

A good fit.

One skill qualifies at this age: empathy and kindness. Naming feelings and making friends come later, so the card leaves them out.

At 5

A good fit.

This is where it does the most. All three qualify: naming feelings, empathy and kindness, and making friends.

At 8

Still a fine watch.

Same three skills, and the card adds a line you’d want to see: aimed a little younger than your kid. We’d rather say it than let you find out.

At 10

Not in their lineup.

It’s filtered out before you’d ever see it. Open it by link and the card is honest about what it is: no lesson here, just a genuinely good watch.

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Pace and

sensory load

How fast it cuts, how loud it gets, how much happens on screen at once.

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Solo or watching together

We tell you which ones leave room for your kid to join in, so you know when it’s worth sitting down for.

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analyzed videos in our library to build your lineup

26:32

It’s Love Day! / Daniel’s Love Day Surprise

Daniel Tiger

YouTube

With Daniel Tiger, Grandpere, and Teacher Harriet

FULL LOOK

We watched the whole video.

Aimed a little younger than Maya, but still a fine watch.

OUR TAKE

Calm and soothing, and it genuinely teaches naming feelings, empathy and kindness, and making friends.

Best watched together

Good for winding down.

WHAT’S INSIDE

Showing affection and care to friends and family in personalized, meaningful ways.

BUILDS THIS

Naming feelings

Teaches

· Strong

Empathy and kindness

Teaches

· Strong

Making friends

Teaches

· Strong

SAFETY

Nothing flagged

No ads

Nothing scary or intense

No product-pushing

Kind behavior

Clean, simple language

Original show

Watch on YouTube

Not in the library? Paste the link.

Not in the library?
Paste the link.

You’ll get the same scorecard: what’s inside, what it builds, and anything worth flagging, read for your kid’s age.

What parents tell us.

What Our Users Say

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I used to spend longer picking than she’d spend watching.

Now I open her lineup and pick. It’s not a thing anymore, and she loves the suggestions.

Sarah M.

Sarah M.

Mom of two

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I wanted something calm for the twenty minutes before bed.

It told me which ones were actually calm. I didn’t know I could even ask that.

Emily R.

Emily R.

Mom of a 3-year-old

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Parents ask me this every week.

They want to know what’s okay to put on, and I’ve never had a good answer for them. Now I have somewhere to send them.

Dr. Lisa

Dr. Lisa

Pediatrician

It’s free. All of it.

We think this is information parents should just have. What your kid watches for twenty minutes a day shouldn’t cost money to understand, and it shouldn’t sit behind a subscription only some families can afford.

The whole library. Every video we’ve published is open to you.

A lineup for every kid. Add as many children as you have.

A card on every video. What’s actually in it, and what it builds.

Paste any YouTube link. Anything outside the library gets a scorecard too.

Analyzing each video costs real money. If KidSight is useful to you, anything you give goes straight into covering more shows and keeping our criteria current as new guidance is published.

Analyzing each video costs real money. If KidSight is useful to you, anything you give goes straight into covering more shows and keeping our criteria current as new guidance is published.

Analyzing each video costs real money. If KidSight is useful to you, anything you give goes straight into covering more shows and keeping our criteria current as new guidance is published.

If you want to chip in to keep us going

Questions parents ask.

Questions parents ask.

Anything else, email us. You’ll get a reply from the person who built it.

Anything else, email us. You’ll get a reply from the person who built it.

What does KidSight actually do?

We watch children’s videos on YouTube all the way through, every frame and all the audio, and write up what’s in them: what happens, whether it’s built to teach something or built to hold attention, and anything worth flagging like ads or scary moments. You get that before you press play, and the call stays yours.

What ages does this cover?

Is this AI?

Can I check any video, or only what’s in the library?

Is this based on real research, or just your opinion?

What does KidSight actually do?

We watch children’s videos on YouTube all the way through, every frame and all the audio, and write up what’s in them: what happens, whether it’s built to teach something or built to hold attention, and anything worth flagging like ads or scary moments. You get that before you press play, and the call stays yours.

What ages does this cover?

Is this AI?

Can I check any video, or only what’s in the library?

Is this based on real research, or just your opinion?

Stop guessing. Start knowing.

Free, no card, no ads. Build your kid’s lineup in about a minute.

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Stop guessing. Start knowing.

Free, no card, no ads. Build your kid’s lineup in about a minute.

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Stop guessing. Start knowing.

Free, no card, no ads. Build your kid’s lineup in about a minute.

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