Kiddle – The kid-friendly search engine

Can you imagine a world without Google? Of course not! But, can you remember those school days where you would have to go to the library in order to get information for your biology project or find ideas for your next science experiment. Being able to search the internet nowadays makes doing homework a breeze!

Kids have it so easy these days. Not only do they have smartphones to communicate with their friends, but they probably have more knowledge about computers than their parents. While this can be a good thing, it can also be bad if they start searching for or accidentally come across things they aren’t meant to see.

Thankfully to the delight of all parents, there is now a new kid-friendly search engine called Kiddle

Kiddle features Googles famous colours in its logo, but ditches the plain white background for an outer space theme, along with a robotic alien under the search bar.

The search engine allows kids to do a Web, image, news or video search – but in a safe way. A query just needs to be typed into the search bar and Kiddle will pull up a list of related links. The first few results will be pages that are specifically written for kids and the next four to seven results will feature sites that are written in simple language so children are able to understand what they are researching.

Parents also have the option to block additional keywords by submitting a form, and may also request to block a site they feel is not suitable for children. Other key differences are that Kiddle search results have more images and big thumbnails, plus a large Arial font so kids can better read the text.

To keep your kids safe online, also be aware that there are other options apart from Kiddle such as site blocking tool and controlling your Google settings.

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