The Jarvii We bought our son the Kidz Gear Wired Headphones when he was about 2.5 years old. It was our first trip on an airplane where we could plop him in front of the computer to watch his favorite TV shows. After thorough research on the best headphones on the market at the time, we settled for these.
The headphones lives up to their reviews–it provides great quality sound, comparable to adult products, but at a price competitive with other kid products on the market. They cover the entire ear, but the adjustable headband is not padded. Regardless, my son (now 4) doesn’t complain about them hurting his ears nor his (big) head.
One feature I really like as a parent is that I can set the maximum volume output. The headphones has a volume adjuster on the wire that the child can control. I put the headphones on first, set the child control on max, play a video, and adjust the sound accordingly on the device. I then put the headphones on my child, set the child control in the middle, and then I let the child dictate his comfort for noise (which is usually at the middle, but at least the child has a choice to make it louder). This ensures they have a safe listening experience that won’t blow out their ears. It is imperative you do these steps. If you set up your device to the highest level and your child sets their headphones to the highest level, you set them up for an unsafe experience.
The one con is that it can go up to 108db, which is unsafe for children’s hearing if kept at this level for over 3 minutes. But you can prevent this by setting up the headphones (as I have explained above), monitoring your child so that they don’t inadvertently cause the volume to go up, and to take periodic breaks. And to put things into perspective an airplane taking off can reach a level of 105db.
Overall, these headphones give you a lot of bang for your buck. They are good enough for adults, but small enough for your tot.
