Snuggly Rascals (v2 Kids Headphones - Fleece Headband Headphones, Ultra-Comfortable, Volume Limited and Size Adjustable. Design: Monster

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For young children, it’s best to avoid earbuds, such as ArPods, that are inserted into the ear canal. Earbuds can seriously damage a child’s ear health. On-ear or over-ear headphones are a much better choice. MyHome.ie (Opens in new window) • Top 1000 • The Gloss (Opens in new window) • Recruit Ireland (Opens in new window) • Irish Times Training (Opens in new window)

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Because they are aimed at children, they are volume limited to 85dB, making sure you don’t damage their hearing - or, more likely, that they don’t accidentally crank it up and do it themselves. It also means they’ll probably hear you when you are calling for them to clean their room or come for dinner, but they’ll try to ignore you anyway. It’s the truth you always suspected, confirmed. You can remove the the headphones to wash the band, which we found useful (thanks Nutella on toast). It washes well too and doesn't need reshaping when dried.As such, you need to trust your child to not pump the volume up when you’re not around, and definitely not for the very young.

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A cable is included so you can connect two headsets and then share via Bluetooth to a single phone or other music-giving devices. There are volume buttons on the left cup, with the power on/off switch.The volume did sound a little higher than some of the other headphones—not excessively so, but still noticeable. If you can trust your child not to keep pushing volume up, then you shouldn’t have any problems. They come in a sturdy travel case, and charge via USB-C rather than fiddly microUSB. There’s a separate audio cable when you want to use them wired if the 24-hour battery runs out. You should also consider fit, comfort and design, but also limit the amount of time a child uses headphones whatever the volume. We tested each model for sound quality, volume limitation, comfort and safety. While the World Health Organization (WHO) and EU state that 85dB is an effective safety limit, the US Environmental Protection Agency and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends 70dB as the average daily noise exposure level. That 85dB level is derived from occupational studies of noise exposure and hearing loss for adults, not children.You don’t get just a more stylish, less kiddy look. The audio quality of these headphones is also noticeably higher, even when using Bluetooth. The best thing about the Snuggly Rascals is that not only are they comfortable, you don’t have to worry about plastic bits being snapped off or in half. The cables may fray over time but they lasted significantly longer than other so-called child-friendly headphones I’ve seen in the past.

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In case the name didn’t give it away, the Snuggly Rascals headphones are aimed at children. If the name doesn’t give it away, the look certainly will. The headphones come in a range of cute designs, including a penguin, giraffe, pig, unicorn and monster. There’s something for everyone here.There’s also a Study Mode that noticeably enhances spoken voice for online learning purposes, but is also great for audiobooks. Pairing via Bluetooth 5.0 was easy after fully charging the headphones, and they also come with a detachable cable for those times when you’ve forgotten to charge the headphones up beforehand. The different designs are cute and fun. The volume limit means you don’t have to worry too much about hearing damage, although you probably don’t want to leave them on for hours.