The BT2200 were one of our favorite kids headphones and they have now been updated to the BT2200 Plus. The JVC Tiny Phones (HA-KD5) are well made, and feature comfortable soft padding, which also restricts noise leakage. The headband is wide and seems robust. They are available in two vivid models (pink/purple and yellow/blue) with obvious girl/boy choices. They are built for ages 4 and up. Again, they’d expand to fit most (even adult) heads.

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At the less expensive end of the Puro Sound Labs wireless range are the JuniorJams. If you want much-cheaper Puro headphones, look for the PuroBasic wired headphones.

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. You need to have these headphones on the right way round for comfort. There’s an R and L to show the correct side, but if your kid doesn’t know his or her left from right you may get a complaint every other time they’re put on incorrectly. Hey, maybe it’ll teach them their left from their right! We’ve tested quieter, but these often raised complaints from our helpful child testers, so if you can trust your child not to wear these at full volume for hours on end, you should be ok. If the battery does run out there’s a detachable cable included. Volume controls are situated on the left earpiece. Limiting the volume on headphones you give to your kids is obviously a wise decision if you want to help protect their hearing, but some experts warn against children using any type of headphones.

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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. These wireless, lightweight foldable on-ear headphones feature volume limiting (to the standard 85dB) are look as good as their pricier siblings, the BT2200 and PuroQuiet.A Study Mode isolates voices from other sounds, producing clearer vocals to help when studying during online learning. The headband is available in either fleece (which we're testing here) or cotton, the latter being cooler and a lot better in the summer. There are several different designs from the owl we've got to a unicorn - obviously - and a monster, because some boys probably don't want a pair of pink kitten headphones. One thing we didn’t like was the childish and rather gender-specific outer earpiece graphics, which might put off older children, but there’s plenty of color choices as they are available in Cool Blue (DJ graphics), Rose Pink (Princess), Sun Yellow (Lion), Grey Matter (Scientist), Deep Blue (Pirate), and Snow White (Unicorn). The iClever TransNova (BTH16) Kids Wireless Headphones are great value for money, offer an excellent battery life for Bluetooth headphones, are light and comfortable with an adjustable headband, and come with multicolored LEDs and multiple interchangeable plates for the earcups.

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The trouble is that 70dB is quiet and will likely not drown out ambient noise, so 85dB (equal to a lawnmower or leaf blower) becomes the norm despite it being potentially damaging to a young person’s hearing. Snuggly Rascals have a number of different styles from Monsters, to Penguins to Cats and Giraffes. Sylvia chose the Unicorn Headphones which look super cute on her. Reasonably priced, well made and comfortable the SoundForm Inspire headphones sound great. They also have a flip-up boom microphone—sadly not detachable—that can be useful in online lessons or just chatting to their friends.The set that arrived for review here were the penguin themed ones; my three-year-old took one look at them and proclaimed them hers. She put them on - the band is adjustable for smaller heads, with a soft velcro closing - and refused to take them off for a few hours. I finally prised them from her grasp after she fell asleep; small children are nothing if not tenacious. A sensible compromise would be to invest in a decent set of headphones that limits volume, but also limit the length of time children wear them. Snuggly Rascals is a fantastic solution for children. The removable headphones fit nicely in a snuggly fleece band which is not only comfortable but also super cute. The wire is usefully long at 1.5 metres and is braided rather than plastic, so should prove more durable and less likely to split. Using Bluetooth means that these headphones need to be charged, and the “up to 20 hours” of battery life should be enough for most journeys. They charge via USB-C cable rather than fiddly microUSB, which is often found on kids headphones.