My 6yo learned something ACTUALLY cool from YouTube
So he watched this channel about space (Crash Course Kids) and now he's obsessed with planets. Like, he's reading books about Mars, making drawings, asking me actual smart questions. His teacher was shocked.
I just wanted to share because everyone talks about how bad YouTube is for kids, and yeah there's a lot of garbage, but finding those good educational channels has been a game-changer. We're very intentional about what he watches now and it's... actually awesome? Just wanted to put some positive vibes out there.
lol the Mars drawings and actual book reading phase is gold. Screen time discourse is whatever but THIS is what responsible YouTube looks like. Quality content + kid who's genuinely engaged + real world follow-up