Need A Break?
Try Virtual Babysitting.
It's A Thing.

Your regular video-call just isn’t enough. Caribu allows you to be in a virtual playdate with books and activities to keep kids completely engaged!

Caribu allows a remote babysitter to do an activity with your child in a video-call creating a better experience for kids, and a longer break for parents!

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Need A Break?
Try Virtual Babysitting.
It's A Thing.

Your regular video-call just isn't enough. Caribu keeps kids engaged in a virtual playdate with books and activities in a video-call.

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How Remote Babysitters can help Parents by using Caribu

Caribu allows a remote babysitter to do an activity with your child in a video-call creating a better experience for kids, and a longer break for parents!

Getting Started Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3

Download Caribu and
create an account

Add trusted contacts like family
members or babysitters

Read, draw, and do activities
together in a real-time video-call

Getting Started Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3

Named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions, Caribu allows children and trusted users to read, draw, and do activities together in a real-time video-call. We have an in-app library full of 1000+ books, games, activities, and coloring sheets, in eight languages, for kids to immediately use in a Magical Caribu Call with a babysitter. Download the app on iOS or Android, create an account, and then enjoy your free access.

Caribu Virtual Babystting Testimonials

CARIBU VIRTUAL BABYSTTING TESTIMONIALS

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Why Children Like Repetition, And How_It Helps Them Learn

Why Children Like Repetition, And How It Helps Them Learn

People often say that practice makes perfect. Research certainly supports this, especially in children. In fact, studies have shown that repetition can be critically important for learning in general—especially for memory and language learning. So while adults can easily pick up new information from a single exposure, when kids ask to watch the same movie they’ve already seen a hundred times or read the same book before bed for the 10th night in a row, it might just be their way of learning the storyline. And although it might be boring or even annoying to do the same thing over and over and over (and over and over) again, this extra practice might be just what children need to learn new things.

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It’s ‘Potty Superhero’ To The Rescue! Share Some Toilet Training Inspiration On Your Next Caribu Video-Call

Potty training can be one of a parent’s hardest jobs! While some kids catch on quickly, others might take months. Investing the hours needed for toilet training requires patience, kindness, and encouragement. Once your family decides to practice the potty, it’s important to have some positive motivation! To help inspire your little one, take a look at two new books in the Caribu app: Potty Superhero: Get Ready For Big Boy Pants! and Potty Superhero: Get Ready For Big Girl Pants! by Mabel Forsythe.

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Disclaimer: Caribu was built to be safe and secure for families and trusted contacts. Adults set up the Caribu account and add other trusted family members so that their kids can do an activity in a video-call with a trusted adult. We expect that every account created is created by an adult and those two adults are known to each other before a child engages in a Caribu Call. We expect that all organizations have done extensive background checks and fingerprinting to ensure the safety of children in Caribu Calls. We cannot take on liability for any callers, participants, or content of calls, and we disclaim any third party claims or issues. We implore you to ensure that you have the strictest protections in place before using Caribu to create your program virtually, as you should when you use Caribu for any purpose. Please use your own discretion in offering our program to chosen readers and participants, and take all possible precautions to keep your children and families safe.