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We have a lot to protect our kids from in the digital age. Commercials, age inappropriate content, time limits etc. I am always looking for new ways to improve my boys’ (and my) experience with digital devices while still keeping them safe from content I don’t want them seeing.
We were recently introduced to Kidoodle.TV and we are so impressed! Kidoodle.TV is a safe, ad-free streaming video service that you can customize for your kids. You can set content for each individual kid (up to 5) by show or age and even set time limits so you don’t have to monitor that. At first we weren’t sure they’d have enough content for my older boys (9 and 11) but they loved all the National Geographic videos and other science based programing as well as the Family Game Night videos.
What they really loved was watching Inspector Gadget since it was a show I talked about watching as a kid. It is SO fun to find some of those shows to share with them (Jem and the Holograms anyone?!)
It really came in handy when we had dinner at a kid free house the other night. They had tons to watch without needing to ask to use other’s equipment. We brought our family iPad and iPhones and they were set along with a football and some other toys for breaks.
I didn’t realize how many ads they are exposed to on a daily basis until they were watching Kidoodle.TV and they mentioned how quick it was to watch and change shows (they didn’t have to wait to be able to skip ads). There was plenty of content for both of them to choose from and with the ability to personalize their profiles with the shows they want to watch, they each felt like they had their own TV channel.
I feel like Kidoodle.TV is one of those services you didn’t know you wanted until you had it and then you wondered why you didn’t get it sooner! Definitely handy in long allergist office waits. Not that we’d know about that or anything (our longest wait was an hour and a half).
Kidoodle.TV has a fun giveaway going on on their Facebook page. Enter here to win one of 3 iPad Minis being given away in March and April.
They also were awesome enough to extend a discount code to all of you! Use code BLOGHER25 for 25% off a 1 year subscription to Kidoodle.TV. Otherwise, it’s just $4.99 a month. This coupon code expires June 30, 2014.
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163 Comments
My kids have their own laptop, mp3 players and tablet. They share the laptop and tablet, for now and they also use the main, family computer as well 🙂 I think it's important that kids learn to use technology at a young age so they can use if successfully and grow with it as the tech grows 🙂
Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/455902089940443137
My son uses a tablet. 🙂
My kids have their own desktop computer and use their ipod touches.
They get to use the family ipad.
I let my son use my Ipad, but he is too young to call a device like that his own.
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/456020989739278336
I have 5 kids, the 4 older ones have their own tablets and laptops and my little one uses my phone
my tweet – https://twitter.com/neiddy_ruiz/status/456073879635521537
my nephew has a kindle and ipad that is for the family
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/456114799907053568
My children use our old iphones (not turned on) or ipods. We share!
tvollowitz at aol dot com
My daughter has a laptop and iphone. She is on twitter, on her iphone, all day long.
https://twitter.com/smilekisses/status/456345407539265536
We let our daughter use our Asus tablet or chromebook, but only while supervised. She uses school-recommended websites for math and loves to watch rainbow loom tutorials!
just 2 computers that everyone uses
the family uses a desktop computer
My daughter uses my laptop and cell phone sometimes
my daughter is 5 and she has a pretend lap top that has some child games on it, she also has a plastic kitchen and cash register
My children are all adults with their own electronic devices. I sometimes share my gadgets with them as I am more of an electronic junkie.
we all share an ipad and my daughter has a kindle fire for herslf
My step-daughter is grown, but she uses her own iPhone for everything.
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/456768821366652928
My grandkids each have their own devices, my grandson has a tablet and my granddaughter has an InnoTab.
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/456787425377779713
My entire family shares a PC. For now…
My daughter uses our iPad mini…we all share it as a family and have passcodes, locks, and restrictions on certain things for her.
tweeted https://twitter.com/pittsy82/status/456828094725124096
Ours each have their own iPad.
https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/456840854485737473
We have an old android phone that is disconnected that the kids use. My kids broke my tablet. 🙂
We all share the apple tv and sometimes my daughter plays with my smartphone~ she loves FaceTime
No kids so I don't have to share.
This looks like a great thing for families.
Thanks for the contest.
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/456939946641588224
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/456939946641588224
Our kids shared a computer
My kids are older. My grandson has a tablet and shares the computer, phone & ipad.
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My kids use an iPad that is shared by them and I 🙂
They use a Desktop and we share it. They do not have their own.
We let the kids watch TV and use the DVD player. On occasion we will let them use the computer supervised. They are young and don't have their own yet, but maybe we will let them when they get older.
susansmoaks at gmail dot com
My kids share the computer and ipod with the rest of the family.
https://twitter.com/aes529/status/457170149800681472
The grandkids loving using the tablet when they are here. They either share or one uses the desktop.
When our daughter was young she had to have her own iPad and tablet.
My kid has own phone and snags my iPad every chance he gets.
We have a family iPad.
https://twitter.com/ajoy1332/status/457187421562482688
We share mainly my ipad or iphone devices!
tweet: https://twitter.com/cmarquez482/status/457191366230302720
they share with others and have access to smart phones and tablets