Tiny Docs

When kids understand what's happening at the doctor, fear turns into confidence. Animated videos, games & activities for ages 5–11. Start free → tinydocs.co

Developed with pediatric experts. Kids ask a lot of questions about their bodies. "Why do I need a shot?" "What happens during surgery?" "Why does my tummy hurt?" Most of the time, they don't get a real answer. Tiny Docs changes that. We make animated health cartoons for kids ages 5 to 11, built with pediatric doctors, nurses, and child life specialists. Our videos cover everything from how vaccin

es work to what surgery actually feels like, explained in language kids can follow and parents can stand behind. Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, a pediatrician with DC Medicaid, put it this way: "The world needs Tiny Docs." Dr. Nassim Assefi, a pediatrician, calls our content "a must for any doctor passionate about strengthening relationships with patients and their families." Parents feel it too. One mom from Naperville, IL shared that her 6-year-old watched our tonsillectomy video multiple times before surgery. "It helped psych her up," she wrote. "Thank you for making videos that kids can truly relate to." We partner with leading children's hospitals like Lurie Children's Hospital, and schools and clinics across the country. Our content is bilingual, ad-free, and built on one belief: every kid deserves to understand their own health. Over 950,000 families have watched our most popular video. That number keeps climbing. Explore the full library at tinydocs.co.

09/04/2026

This is our team. This is our world. This is our why.

Follow Tiny Docs because no kid should face it alone.

09/02/2026

This is our team. This is our world. This is our why.

Follow because no kid should face it alone.

08/17/2026

Stomach dropped when you saw “vaccine executive order,” right? Same.

CDC vaccine schedule cut. MMR vaccine split into three shots. Sounds huge. Most of it’s still stuck in court, and your pediatrician’s office hasn’t changed a thing.

Swipe for what’s confirmed versus proposed.

Which slide surprised you? Drop the number below.

08/12/2026

The 47th “go wash your hands” this week. They still don’t get why.

It’s not that they’re ignoring you, they genuinely can’t picture what germs are. So it just feels like a random rule and the sink turns into a fight every single day.

Our newest episode of Health According to Scrubs #22: Germs, finally makes it click for kids.

Watch it now on tinydocs.co.

If you know a parent who’s tired of the daily hand-washing battle, tag them below.

08/06/2026

There’s a moment in every appointment where your kid looks up at you, confused, a little scared, waiting for someone to explain what’s happening.

Nobody explains it to them.

We built Tiny Docs for that moments grab the free Doctor Visit Prep Kit here: https://tinydocs.co/free/doctor-visit-prep-kit

06/24/2026

You know that moment your kid says “I’m thirsty” and you think, phew, caught it in time?

You didn’t. Thirst shows up last. Crankiness and low energy show up way before that, and most of us miss them every time.

Good news: there’s a much easier sign, and it’s happening every time they go to the bathroom. Swipe to see it.

Save this one. You’ll want it the next time “I’m not thirsty!” turns into a meltdown in aisle four.

Every kid’s a little different, so when in doubt, ask the pediatrician.

06/21/2026

Every dad loves a camera. None of them know how to be normal in front of one.

Happy Father’s Day to the guys who make goofy faces in family photos and somehow still feel like home.

Tag the dad who does this exact thing every single time 😀

06/17/2026

Kids feel things. Big things. Scary things. Things they don’t have words for.

And most of us tell them not to. “Don’t worry.” “You’re fine.” “Stop being sad.” We think we’re helping. We’re actually teaching them their feelings are the problem.

Here’s what we’ve learned from thousands of parents: the kids who grow up knowing they can feel sad, angry, scared, and still be completely loved and safe? Those are the kids who actually make it through the hard stuff. They don’t bottle it. They don’t blow up. They just feel it.

So if your kid is feeling something big right now, that’s not a glitch in the system. That’s them being a person. That’s them trusting you.

Your kid’s feelings matter. And honestly, so do yours.

06/16/2026

We’re obsessed with pushing kids through things. Be brace. Keep going. Don’t stop.

Nobody ever talks about stopping.

Rest is how the body repairs muscle and locks in memory. It’s how kids regulate mood without even knowing they’re doing it. A kid who actually gets to be still, no screen, no assignment, nowhere to be, is learning something that follows them their whole life.

We just decided to call that laziness instead. And kids hear it enough times, they start owning it like it’s a flaw.

It’s not a flaw. It’s a health skill.

So we’re taking lazy back. The sprawled out on the couch, eyes glazed, completely unbothered version of your kid? That’s the version their body asked for.

Go let them do nothing for 20 minutes. Celebrate it. And call it health education.

Because it is.

06/10/2026

You’ve been holding it together for everyone today.

This one is for you. Just 60 seconds. Right here, right now.

Tag a parent who needs this today.

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