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Better screen time,
not less of it.

Press play knowing what's actually in the video, fit for your kids' age.

Some of what we’ve watched

SOME OF WHAT WE'VE WATCHED

  • Bluey

  • StoryBots

  • Octonauts

  • Alphablocks

  • Nat Geo Kids

  • Ms. Rachel

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Every kids’ video looks educational from the outside.

The title says learn colors. The thumbnail is bright and friendly. Hundreds of comments say their kid loves it.


None of that describes what happens once it starts playing.


It isn't you. Everything you see about the video is built to get it played, and none of it is built to tell you what's inside. 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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Why you can trust our library

Anyone can call it a good video. But are standards are backed by research.

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Everything here is vetted.

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.

Written criteria, not opinion.

Every video is measured against the same written checklist, in the same order, every time.

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Nobody pays us.

We don’t sell ads, take sponsorships, or run affiliate links. Nothing popular gets a pass for being popular, and nobody can pay their way into the library.

How it works

Tell us who’s watching. Then pick something.

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Start with their age.

It changes every answer and matters more than you think.

Start with their age.

It changes every answer.

Start with their age.

It changes every answer and matters more than you think.

Open their lineup.

Curated for just your child. Grouped by helpful factors.

Open their lineup.

Sorted for that age. Grouped by feelings, letters, songs, moving.

Open their lineup.

Curated for just your child. Grouped by helpful factors.

Watch it on YouTube.

It plays where it always did. You just picked it on purpose.

Watch it on YouTube.

It plays where it always did. You just picked it on purpose.

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, analyzed for your child's age.

Built just for your child

The same video reads differently at age two and at age five.

Age 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.

Age 5

A good fit.

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

Age 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.

Age 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.

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Solo or watching together

We tell you if its good for co-viewing so you know when it’s worth joining in.

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analyzed videos in our library to build your lineup

analyzed videos in our library to build your lineup

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

Daniel Tiger

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With Daniel Tiger, Grandpere, and Teacher Harriet

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 helpful for all parents, so we want to make it available to everyone so you can make smarter screen time choices.

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

A lineup for every kid. Customized just for your kid's age.

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 use AI to analyze 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 use AI to analyze 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?

Make screen time worth it.

Build your kid’s lineup now.

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Make screen time worth it.

Build your kid’s lineup now.

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Make screen time worth it.

Build your kid’s lineup now.

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