Best Kids’ Headphones (2024): Volume-Limiting, Noise-Canceling, and More Leave a comment

As writers and testers in WIRED’s Gadget Lab, we spend all day immersed in private expertise of every kind. It is most likely no shock that if we work on a pc throughout the day and revel in gaming in our downtime, our youngsters do, too. My colleague Adrienne So has a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old that attended school remotely and play video video games; I (Simon Hill) have an 11- and a 14-year-old. Between us, we—er, effectively, our youngsters—have examined lots of the child headphones available on the market.

These are our prime picks, together with some recommendation—reminiscent of why you may want a pair of child-specific headphones. Remember to take a look at our different parenting guides, such because the Best Kid Tablets and the Best Kid Podcasts. In search of a pair for your self? Take a look at our listing of the Best Headphones.

Up to date February 2024: We added headphones from Puro Sound Labs, Altec Lansing, iClever, and myFirst.

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