Why we stopped using YouTube for our toddler's screen time
Our daughter was 18 months old when we realized most "toddler content" on YouTube was chaos — flashing colors, loud sounds, 3-second cuts, and algorithmically-generated weirdness.
So we started making our own nursery rhyme videos. Soft pastels. Gentle music. Characters with big round eyes and rosy cheeks. No ads. No autoplay rabbit holes.
The rules were simple:
Classic songs only (Twinkle Twinkle, Baa Baa Black Sheep, etc.)
Slow, smooth animation — no fast cuts ever
On-screen lyrics in big, rounded fonts
Warm vocals with clear diction
Everything designed for calm time, not stimulation
The result? Our toddler actually calms down watching them. She points at the star. She sways to the music. She tries to sing along.
We turned this into Cozy Rhymes so other parents could have the same experience. Every video is handcrafted with care.
If you're a parent looking for screen time you can actually feel good about, come check it out.
