 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
PBS Kids Video
Common Sense Media says
Quality, ad-free PBS shows (but it's still screen time).
Parents say
Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that PBS KIDS VIDEO gives kids access to hundreds of video clips and full episodes of their favorite PBS shows. Currently 14 different preschool and early elementary-appropriate PBS shows like Dinosaur Train, Clifford, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood are listed on this video portal site. Videos range from two to more than 20 minutes long, and they're searchable by name and topic.
Is it any good?
From using the word "Big" instead of "Maximize" to increase the size of the video currently playing, to listing the time of each clip or full episode, PBS creates both a child- and parent-friendly video portal site. Most parents clearly don't want their preschoolers or young grade-school age kids exploring YouTube or other video sites. But the PBS Kids Video site can be easily navigated even by preschoolers (but parents should always sit with kids this age when they're using the computer). One caveat: Once a show is selected, each clip will run consecutively into the next, so if parents aren't paying close attention, a child could easily be sucked into far too much screen time without even noticing.
What families can talk about
Why PBS shows are good, quality shows. Ask your preschooler why they like some of their favorite PBS shows, and tell them why you like them, too. Read about how a PBS Kids series helped lower income kids learn to read.
Discuss why television time is still television time, whether watching it on a flat screen or a computer monitor.
Consider clicking on the "Games" portion of the video site with your child and take their love of a particular show into the more interactive realm of PBS Kids' educational games.
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As long the kid knows how to get online and stuff, you get the site (:
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Kid, 12 years old
January 14, 2010
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ok for us
bad ones b@sta!d
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Kid, 12 years old
March 17, 2010
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shame on you, PBS Kids Videos, i think this site is supposed to be all ages because it's for kids to go on
just see adult videos on there
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shame on you, PBS Kids Videos, i think this site is supposed to be all ages because it's for kids to go on
just see adult videos on there
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Kid, 11 years old
March 17, 2010
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shame on you, PBS Kids Videos, i think this site is supposed to be all ages because it's for kids to go on
just see adult videos on there
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Great!
Great for kids 3 and up. Positive attitude.
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Kid, 12 years old
January 3, 2010
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Great and educational!
PBS Kids is such a fun website! I go on it myself and I'm 10! You can follow your favorite characters from T.V and play educational games with them! I don't see why not 2 year olds can't play. That is one of the biggest times where they need to LEARN. Go PBS kids!
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Educational, But SUCKISH
PBS can be educational, but I hate the website. It is stupid, worthless, and has no value. I do not recommend this. It is boring, too.
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Kid, 12 years old
October 10, 2011
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PBS Kids
I've been on it loads of times and have never seen a problem about it! It's great for younger kids. (And I still watch a lot of the shows! For example, Fetch, Wild Krats and Wordgirl)
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