There is no doubt that YouTube consists of tones of educational content, however as a parent you may not want your kids to browse freely different channels on YouTube. This is all because, there are so many channels out there on YouTube which are not appropriate for small kids.
Recently, YouTube has launched YouTube Kids App which is a good sign for parents as they don’t have to worry about their wards browsing different channels. YouTube Kids is a free mobile app. This is available for both i.e. iOS as well as Android Smartphones. This app consists of different contents related to education, entertainment, learning etc. for kids, teens etc. YouTube Kids protects small kids from weird and scary stuff present out there on YouTube.
According to Shimrit Ben-Yair (YouTube Kid’s product manager), this is the very first Google Product build up keeping in mind the little children. This is a safer and easy app for children. They can browse videos on different topics easily without a hassle.
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If you are thinking of getting started with this app, we have tried out some of the educational channels for you on this app. Here is the list of Five Different Educational Channels for you to get started with:
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5 Best Channels to Watch on YouTube Kids Android, iOS App
1. Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow is a channel started back in 80’s and 90’s. You might have heard of it when you were yourself a kid. With this channel, Levar Burton is back, in partnership with YouTube. It comprises the whole new set of bite-sized videos explaining your kids very little concept and letting them explore new concepts themselves. This might prove to be a fruitful channel for all those who have interest in Science and technology. It is primarily focused on Stem Topics.
2. Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a great channel with ultimate resources for kids as well as adults. It is always featured as best learning websites. It is a very simple website with less amount of colors and attention seeking. This website is not an appropriate channel for kids under 10. It provides videos on Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and even history. Different topics are explained with patience and put down in an excellent way. This is a good channel to follow if your concepts of your children are weak.
3. Whiz Kid Science
This YouTube Channel provides children the knowledge of elementary school science fair projects. It explains different topics minutely and helps children to build up a strong understanding of the surrounding world at a young age. It consists of various videos comprising of fun projects. Its videos also provide knowledge about household items.
4. Ted Ed
Unlike the Khan Academy, it is more colorful and attention seeking website. It consists of great resources and primarily focused on cutting edge science and their explanation. It is also filled with inspirational talks. It provides varied concepts which comprise biology, mathematics, etc. All the videos present on this channel come from guest lecturers from all over the world. It explains basic things with the help of animation which makes understanding of complex things simpler. Even if a child doesn’t get the meaning of video, he/she can enjoy watching these videos and can remember them as fun facts.
5. Numberphile
This is a good channel dedicated to mathematics. It might be a little boring to younger children. It has videos related to advanced topics of mathematics. For old kids, it might prove to be a fantastic app if they have an interest in Math. It is not purely an academic app like the Khan Academy does. It mainly focused on providing topics from mathematics in the fun way and the cool tricks which might make you
This is a good channel dedicated to mathematics. It might be a little boring to younger children. It has videos related to advanced topics of mathematics. For old kids, it might prove to be a fantastic app if they have an interest in Math. It is not purely an academy based app like the Khan Academy does. It mainly focused on providing mathematical topics in the fun way and the cool tricks which might make you to wonder upon.
YouTube Kids is a fantastic app designed keeping in mind the behavior of kids and their quest to know different things related to science, general knowledge etc. It comes with handy parental controls.
How to Set Parental Controls on YouTube Kids
When you open YouTube Kids for the first time, it starts playing chipper music by default. It gets chipper after four-five seconds and then you really want to turn it off. To turn this off, tap the lock icon present in the lower right-hand corner. This will access you the parental controls. Now using these controls, you can set time limits on use, disable the search option etc.
Disabling the Search option might be too harsh on the children, so according to my own opinion one should not enable this as then the app will lose its value among kids because of no exploration.