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YouTube Kids or a supervised YouTube account

YouTube's terms set a minimum age of 13, and they also say a parent can turn on YouTube or YouTube Kids at a younger age. This page is not an under-age block. Under 13, the verified steps are the YouTube Kids and supervised-child controls. At 13 and older, they are the supervised teen controls.

Age 8

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YouTube

YouTube Kids is controlled by a parent. A supervised teen account starts only if both of you agree, and either of you can turn it off later. In Brazil, anyone under 16 needs supervision to create or keep a channel.

  1. Turn off search in YouTube Kids

    On your phone · about 2 min

    With search off, what they can watch stays on channels YouTube Kids has checked.

    1. In the YouTube Kids parent settings, turn search off.
    YouTube Kids content settings

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

  2. Block videos or channels, and pause history

    On your phone · about 4 min

    You can block a video or a channel, and you can pause watch history and search history.

    1. Block anything that already got through.
    2. Pause watch and search history if you do not want that record kept.
    YouTube Kids content settings

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

  3. Choose a YouTube Kids content level

    Both of you together · about 5 min

    The levels are Preschool (4 and under), Younger (5–8), Older (9–12), and Approve content yourself. Approve content yourself turns search off. That option can only be chosen in the YouTube Kids app.

    1. In the YouTube Kids app, unlock settings with the math problem or passcode.
    2. Open the child's profile, enter the parent password, then edit the content level.
    3. Preschool, Younger, and Older match the ages above. Approve content yourself is the tightest, and search stays off.
    YouTube Kids content levels

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

  4. Put a parent code on the smart TV

    On your phone · about 4 min

    A parent code stops someone from watching while signed out on a TV, which bypasses the kids profile.

    1. Set the parent code in the YouTube Kids controls and use it on the TV.
    YouTube Kids content settings

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

  5. Set the YouTube Kids timer

    On your phone · about 3 min

    In YouTube Kids, a timer locks the app when it ends. The child sees Time's up.

    1. Settings, then the math problem or passcode, then Set Timer.
    2. Move the slider and start the timer.
    YouTube Kids content settings

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

  6. Turn on Restricted Mode where you can lock it

    On your phone · about 4 min

    Restricted Mode hides comments and is optional. On its own it applies to one browser or device. Locked through Family Link, the child cannot change it while signed in. Family Link cannot set it for a child over 13 unless the supervised account was created before 13 and they have not taken over the account.

    1. If your child isn't using a supervised YouTube experience, you can turn on and lock Restricted Mode in Family Link (the child, Controls, Content restrictions, YouTube). Supervised YouTube accounts use the content setting you chose instead.
    2. On a browser, profile photo, Restricted Mode, Activate. Repeat that on each browser.
    YouTube Restricted Mode

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

Age 14

Open this as a checklist

YouTube

YouTube Kids is controlled by a parent. A supervised teen account starts only if both of you agree, and either of you can turn it off later. In Brazil, anyone under 16 needs supervision to create or keep a channel.

  1. Set a Shorts time limit

    Both of you together · about 4 min

    On a supervised teen account you can limit how long they scroll Shorts. Either you or the teen can turn supervision off later.

    1. YouTube, profile picture, Settings, Family Center, Manage kids profiles and features for teens. Both of you have to agree.
    2. Set the Shorts time limit to a length you can keep.
    YouTube supervised accounts for teens

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

  2. Check emails about the teen's channel

    On your phone · about 2 min

    Activity emails are on by default. You can get an email when the teen uploads, goes live, or changes a privacy setting.

    1. Activity emails are on by default. Check they're still on: Settings, Family Center, Manage settings for your kids, the teen, Notifications.
    YouTube teen channel activity emails

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

  3. Turn on Restricted Mode where you can lock it

    On your phone · about 4 min

    Restricted Mode hides comments and is optional. On its own it applies to one browser or device. Locked through Family Link, the child cannot change it while signed in. Family Link cannot set it for a child over 13 unless the supervised account was created before 13 and they have not taken over the account.

    1. If your child isn't using a supervised YouTube experience, you can turn on and lock Restricted Mode in Family Link (the child, Controls, Content restrictions, YouTube). Supervised YouTube accounts use the content setting you chose instead.
    2. On a browser, profile photo, Restricted Mode, Activate. Repeat that on each browser.
    YouTube Restricted Mode

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

  4. Turn on Take a Break and Bedtime reminders

    Both of you together · about 3 min

    Supervised teen accounts include Take a Break and Bedtime reminders.

    1. Turn both reminders on and set them for the hours you care about.
    YouTube supervised accounts for teens

    Checked 30 Sep 2026

Other ages and apps

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