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YouTube Kids and Speech: The Ms. Rachel Effect Explained

Toddler and parent co watching a speech focused kids video on a tablet while playing with toys and labeling words

Ms. Rachel’s Songs for Littles has many parents asking: can YouTube Kids help toddlers learn language? This article explains the “Ms. Rachel effect” — what makes her videos speech-friendly, what research and pediatric guidelines say, and how caregivers can turn…