Totlol

A web developer (and father of two) from Vancouver, British Columbia created Totlol.com. A community-moderated video website designed to be enjoyed by those between the ages of 6 months and 6 years old. All of the content on totlol is submitted and screened by parents. The site just launched and I for one, hope it creates a trusting environment for children and their parents to share fun videos.

I am in love with the concept of this website. It allows parents to safely find videos their children may enjoy and adore without having to worry about objectionable content. Maybe if it becomes popular enough and content continues to be submitted by the Totlol community maybe you'll save a few bucks in the long run from not needing to purchase so many dvds to entertain your children.

How does Totlol work? Parents skim YouTube for videos using a special "Totlol tool", tagging candidates for addition to the Totlol library. Then, those videos are held in a screening pool, allowing Totlol members to vote on whether or not clips should be added to the site's collection. I hope this community grows and maybe even stops relying on youtube at some point. This is a site all parents (and parents to be) should bookmark and check back on.

It's about time the internet included the toddlers demographic.  Face it parents, your tech savvy children are going to surf the internet sooner or later, you might as well get them started as early and safely as possible. [ Totlol ]

 

Comments

[Dave]

Gah... stupid parents! READ TO YOUR KIDS. Plopping them in front of a computer is no better than plopping them in front of a TV.

READ. Parents, you gotta read to your kids first - there will be plenty of time for kids to use the internet once they are out of diapers and capable of reading by themselves. Instill that love of reading when they are young by setting an example for them - don't get them started on the path to wasting their time sitting inside in front of a box that feeds them carefully controlled stimuli. Get them outside - let them play with toys - let them see/hear you read.

I believe that children are the future! You have to teach them well and let them lead the way.

[AmbroseKalifornia]

WHITNEY HOUSTON??

[TOTLOL.ORG]

Make sure to visit WWW.TOTLOL.ORG, it has a much simpler interface and small children are more able to navigate it

[Jill]

User beware! My three year old was so excited to have a site with "her movies" but I am disappointed with the easy access to YouTube by way of a single click on the embedded YouTube logo in the lower right corner of the viewing screen. I spend a good deal of time with her when she is online and was so surprised to see that YouTube was just a click away on a site that presents itself as safe for small children. I was so hopeful when I first viewed this site but now am feeling more than a little misled.