['
You
', 'may
', 'never
', 'have
', 'heard
', 'of
', 'half
', 'the
', 'folks
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'watch
', 'on
', 'YouTube.
', 'But
', 'YouTubers
', 'are
', 'super
', 'influential
', 'on
', 'kids,
', 'garnering
', 'millions
', '(and,
', 'in
', 'the
', 'case
', 'of
', 'disgraced
', 'Swedish
', 'gamer
', 'PewDiePie
', ',
', 'billions
', ')
', 'of
', 'views.
', 'And
', 'unfortunately,
', 'information
', 'about
', 'YouTube
', 'channels
', '--
', 'the
', 'content,
', 'quality,
', 'and
', 'age-appropriateness,
', 'for
', 'example
', '--
', "isn't
", 'easy
', 'for
', 'parents
', 'to
', 'find.
', 'It
', 'would
', 'be
', 'great
', 'to
', 'be
', 'able
', 'to
', 'just
', 'download
', 'YouTube
', 'Kids
', 'and
', 'have
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'watch
', 'something
', 'hopefully
', 'more
', 'age-appropriate
', 'than
', 'regular
', 'YouTube.
', 'However,
', 'YouTube
', 'Kids
', 'has
', 'problems
', 'of
', 'its
', 'own
', '.
', 'And
', 'the
', 'bottom
', 'line
', 'is:
', 'kids
', 'want
', 'to
', 'watch
', 'the
', 'original.
', 'But
', "it's
", 'tough
', 'to
', 'manage.
', 'Anyone
', 'can
', 'create
', 'YouTube
', 'channels,
', 'they
', 'crop
', 'up
', 'seemingly
', 'out
', 'of
', 'nowhere,
', 'they
', "don't
", 'follow
', 'program
', 'schedules,
', 'and
', "they're
", 'cast
', 'out
', 'among
', 'thousands
', 'of
', 'other
', 'videos.
', 'Data
', 'privacy
', 'is
', 'another
', 'major
', 'problem
', 'with
', 'YouTube.
', 'In
', 'September
', '2019,
', 'it
', 'was
', 'fined
', '$170
', 'million
', 'for
', 'violating
', 'the
', "Children's
", 'Privacy
', 'Protection
', 'Act
', '(COPPA)
', 'and
', 'ordered
', 'to
', 'change
', 'the
', 'way
', 'it
', 'tracks
', 'users.
', 'So
', 'if
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'really
', 'love
', 'it,
', "you'll
", 'have
', 'to
', 'strategize.
', 'Reading
', 'Common
', 'Sense
', 'Media
', 'reviews
', 'of
', 'YouTube
', 'channels
', 'is
', 'a
', 'good
', 'way
', 'to
', 'get
', 'a
', 'sense
', 'of
', 'their
', 'age-appropriateness
', 'and
', 'quality.
', 'And
', 'digging
', 'into
', 'the
', 'videos
', 'themselves
', '--
', 'watching
', 'with
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'or
', 'on
', 'your
', 'own
', '--
', 'is
', 'wise.
', 'You
', 'never
', 'know
', "what's
", 'going
', 'to
', 'come
', 'up
', 'on
', 'a
', 'particular
', 'channel,
', 'since
', 'all
', 'the
', 'content
', 'is
', 'user-generated.
', 'Here
', 'are
', "parents'
", 'most
', 'commonly
', 'asked
', 'questions
', 'about
', 'YouTube
', 'and
', 'kids.
', 'Also,
', 'read
', 'our
', 'detailed
', 'review
', 'of
', 'YouTube
', '--
', 'and
', 'check
', 'out
', 'our
', '2020
', 'research
', 'on
', 'how
', 'ads,
', 'toys,
', 'and
', 'games
', 'dominate
', "kids'
", 'YouTube
', 'viewing
', '.
', "What's
", 'the
', 'best
', 'way
', 'to
', 'keep
', 'tabs
', 'on
', 'my
', "kids'
", 'YouTube-watching?
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'find
', 'out
', 'what
', 'my
', 'kid
', 'has
', 'been
', 'watching
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'minimize
', 'my
', "kids'
", 'exposure
', 'to
', 'iffy
', 'videos
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'find
', 'out
', "who's
", 'behind
', 'the
', 'videos
', 'my
', 'kid
', 'watches
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'manage
', 'the
', 'related
', 'videos
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'Can
', 'I
', 'get
', 'rid
', 'of
', 'ads
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'What
', 'should
', 'I
', 'say
', 'to
', 'my
', 'kid
', 'about
', 'all
', 'the
', 'mean
', 'comments
', 'people
', 'leave
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'Are
', 'there
', 'any
', 'parental
', 'controls
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'find
', 'good
', 'stuff
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'What
', "'s
", 'the
', 'best
', 'way
', 'to
', 'keep
', 'tabs
', 'on
', 'my
', "kids'
", 'YouTube-watching?
', 'Simply
', 'ask
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'what
', "they're
", 'watching
', 'and
', 'join
', 'them.
', 'In
', 'general,
', 'kids
', 'are
', 'tuning
', 'into
', 'certain
', 'channels
', 'or
', 'following
', 'specific
', 'YouTube
', 'personalities
', 'because
', "they're
", 'entertained
', 'by
', 'them
', '(not
', 'because
', 'they
', 'are
', 'actively
', 'searching
', 'for
', '"bad"
', 'stuff).
', 'Many
', 'kids
', 'naturally
', 'want
', 'to
', 'share
', 'the
', 'videos
', 'they
', 'like.
', 'But
', 'be
', 'prepared
', 'to
', 'watch
', 'some
', 'weird
', 'stuff
', 'such
', 'as
', 'unboxing
', 'videos
', '.
', 'If
', 'kids
', "don't
", 'want
', 'to
', 'share,
', 'get
', 'the
', 'name
', 'of
', 'the
', 'channel
', "they're
", 'watching
', 'and
', 'watch
', 'it
', 'later.
', 'Watch
', 'a
', 'few
', 'videos
', 'by
', 'the
', 'same
', 'creator
', 'to
', 'get
', 'a
', 'feel
', 'for
', 'the
', 'content.
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'find
', 'out
', 'what
', 'my
', 'kid
', 'has
', 'been
', 'watching
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'If
', "you're
", 'concerned
', 'about
', 'the
', 'content
', 'your
', 'kid
', 'is
', 'watching
', 'on
', 'YouTube
', '--
', 'and
', "you've
", 'tried
', 'talking
', 'to
', 'them
', '--
', 'you
', 'can
', 'check
', 'their
', 'Watch
', 'History.
', 'If
', 'your
', 'kid
', 'has
', 'a
', 'YouTube
', 'account
', '(which
', 'only
', 'requires
', 'a
', 'Gmail
', 'address),
', 'their
', 'YouTube
', 'page
', 'will
', 'display
', 'recently
', 'watched
', 'videos,
', 'recommended
', 'videos
', 'based
', 'on
', 'Watch
', 'History,
', 'and
', 'suggestions
', 'for
', 'channels
', 'similar
', 'to
', 'the
', 'ones
', "they've
", 'watched.
', 'Even
', 'if
', 'your
', 'kid
', 'deletes
', 'their
', 'Watch
', 'History,
', 'the
', 'recommendations
', 'all
', 'will
', 'be
', 'related
', 'to
', 'stuff
', "they've
", 'watched.
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'minimize
', 'my
', "kids'
", 'exposure
', 'to
', 'iffy
', 'videos
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'Encourage
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'to
', 'subscribe
', 'to
', 'their
', 'favorite
', 'channels
', 'rather
', 'than
', 'hunting
', 'around
', 'on
', 'YouTube
', 'for
', 'the
', 'latest
', 'ones
', 'from
', 'a
', 'specific
', 'creator.
', 'Subscribers
', 'are
', 'notified
', 'when
', 'a
', 'new
', 'video
', 'is
', 'uploaded,
', 'plus
', 'all
', 'their
', 'channels
', 'are
', 'displayed
', 'in
', 'the
', 'Subscriptions
', 'section,
', 'making
', 'it
', 'easier,
', 'and
', 'faster,
', 'to
', 'go
', 'directly
', 'to
', 'the
', '
stuff
', 'they
', 'like.
', 'Consider
', 'choosing
', 'subscriptions
', 'together,
', 'and
', 'make
', 'an
', 'event
', 'out
', 'of
', 'watching
', 'the
', 'newest
', 'uploads
', 'with
', 'your
', 'kids.
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'find
', 'out
', "who's
", 'behind
', 'the
', 'videos
', 'my
', 'kid
', 'watches
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'Investigate
', 'the
', 'creator.
', 'The
', 'name
', 'of
', 'each
', "video's
", 'creator
', 'appears
', 'beneath
', 'the
', 'video
', 'window
', 'and
', 'usually
', 'has
', 'a
', 'bit
', 'of
', 'information
', 'about
', 'the
', 'person
', 'behind
', 'the
', 'video
', 'and/or
', 'the
', 'channel
', 'itself.
', 'the
', "creator's
", 'name
', 'to
', 'find
', 'out
', 'whether
', 'he
', 'or
', 'she
', 'has
', 'a
', 'Wikipedia
', 'page
', 'or
', 'another
', 'Web
', 'presence
', '(most
', 'YouTubers
', 'use
', 'other
', 'social
', 'media
', 'including
', 'Snapchat,
', 'Twitter,
', 'and
', 'to
', 'promote
', 'their
', 'brand).
', 'You
', 'might
', 'find
', 'out
', 'that
', 'your
', "kid's
", 'favorite
', 'YouTube
', 'personality
', 'has
', 'an
', 'impressive
', 'reach.
', 'Check
', 'out
', 'our
', 'recommendations
', 'of
', 'positive
', 'role
', 'models
', 'on
', 'YouTube
', '.
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'manage
', 'the
', 'related
', 'videos
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'The
', 'suggested
', 'videos
', 'listed
', 'on
', 'the
', 'right-hand
', 'side
', 'of
', 'the
', 'page
', 'in
', 'the
', 'Up
', 'Next
', 'section
', 'are
', 'related
', 'in
', 'some
', 'way
', 'to
', 'the
', 'main
', 'video.
', 'But
', 'the
', 'recommendations
', 'are
', 'often
', 'way
', 'off
', 'because
', "they're
", 'based
', 'on
', 'an
', 'algorithm,
', 'not
', 'hand-selection.
', 'You
', 'can
', 'curate
', 'these
', 'a
', 'little
', 'bit
', 'more
', 'to
', 'your
', "kid's
", 'age
', 'and
', 'interests,
', 'though.
', 'Click
', 'the
', 'three
', 'dots
', 'next
', 'to
', 'the
', 'video
', 'title
', 'and
', 'select
', '"Not
', 'Interested."
', 'That
', 'deleted
', 'the
', 'video
', 'from
', 'your
', 'feed.
', 'Here
', 'are
', 'some
', 'additional
', 'tips
', 'to
', 'make
', "YouTube's
", 'related
', 'videos
', 'a
', 'little
', 'safer
', '.
', 'Can
', 'I
', 'get
', 'rid
', 'of
', 'ads
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'There
', 'are
', 'tons
', 'of
', 'ads
', 'on
', 'YouTube
', '.
', 'Even
', 'if
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'stick
', 'to
', 'kid
', 'videos,
', "they'll
", 'see
', 'commercials
', 'for
', 'stuff
', 'that
', 'may
', 'not
', 'be
', 'appropriate.
', 'You
', 'can
', 'try
', 'to
', 'reduce
', 'or
', 'manage
', 'exposure
', 'to
', 'advertising
', ',
', 'but
', 'the
', 'best
', 'option
', 'is
', 'to
', 'talk
', 'to
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'about
', 'viewing
', 'all
', 'marketing
', 'critically
', 'so
', 'they
', "don't
", 'get
', 'sucked
', 'in.
', 'Alternatively,
', 'you
', 'can
', 'consider
', 'subscribing
', 'to
', 'YouTube
', 'Premium,
', 'which
', "doesn't
", 'show
', 'ads
', 'and
', 'which
', 'also
', 'has
', 'exclusive
', 'content.
', 'What
', 'should
', 'I
', 'say
', 'to
', 'my
', 'kid
', 'about
', 'all
', 'the
', 'mean
', 'comments
', 'people
', 'leave
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'YouTube
', 'comments
', 'are
', 'notorious
', 'for
', 'being
', 'negative,
', 'but
', "it's
", 'worth
', 'reading
', 'them
', 'to
', 'get
', 'a
', 'sense
', 'of
', 'the
', "channels'
", 'demographic
', 'and
', 'the
', 'tone
', 'of
', 'the
', 'discussion.
', 'It
', 'can
', 'be
', 'possible
', 'to
', 'find
', 'hate
', 'speech
', 'or
', 'child
', 'predators
', 'lurking
', 'in
', 'the
', 'comments
', 'of
', 'videos
', 'featuring
', 'or
', 'targeted
', 'to
', 'kids
', 'and
', 'teens.
', 'Channel
', 'creators
', 'have
', 'the
', 'ability
', 'to
', 'moderate
', 'their
', 'comments
', 'to
', 'reduce
', 'the
', 'amount
', 'of
', 'negativity.
', 'A
', 'well-groomed
', 'comments
', 'section
', 'may
', 'indicate
', 'a
', 'more
', 'responsible
', 'creator.
', 'YouTube
', 'videos
', 'designated
', 'for
', 'kids
', 'by
', 'their
', 'creator
', "don't
", 'allow
', 'comments.
', 'If
', 'you
', 'see
', 'comments
', 'on
', 'a
', 'video,
', 'that
', 'means
', "it's
", 'not
', 'for
', 'kids
', 'under
', '13.
', 'Are
', 'there
', 'any
', 'parental
', 'controls
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'YouTube
', 'is
', 'technically
', 'only
', 'for
', 'teens
', '13
', 'and
', 'up,
', 'and
', 'what
', 'the
', 'site
', 'considers
', 'age-appropriate
', 'may
', 'not
', 'match
', 'your
', 'values.
', 'But
', 'YouTube
', 'offers
', 'a
', 'filter
', 'called
', 'Restricted
', 'Mode
', 'that
', 'limits
', 'the
', 'iffy
', 'stuff.
', 'Go
', 'to
', 'your
', 'account
', 'settings
', 'page
', 'and
', 'toggle
', 'on
', 'Restricted
', 'Mode
', 'at
', 'the
', 'bottom
', 'of
', 'the
', 'page.
', '(It
', 'will
', 'remain
', 'on
', 'for
', 'logged-in
', 'users
', 'on
', 'the
', 'same
', 'browser.)
', 'The
', 'YouTube
', 'app
', 'also
', 'offers
', 'some
', 'settings
', 'that
', 'remind
', 'you
', 'to
', 'take
', 'a
', 'break
', 'and
', 'restrict
', 'your
', 'time,
', 'although
', 'these
', 'features
', 'are
', 'more
', 'a
', 'part
', 'of
', "Google's
", 'efforts
', 'to
', 'promote
', '"digital
', 'well-being"
', 'than
', 'parental
', 'controls.
', 'If
', 'you
', 'want
', 'more
', 'control
', 'over
', 'what
', 'your
', 'kids
', 'can
', 'watch
', 'on
', 'YouTube,
', 'consider
', 'downloading
', 'the
', 'YouTube
', 'Kids
', 'app
', ',
', 'which
', 'offers
', 'some
', 'features
', 'including
', 'screen-time
', 'limits
', 'and
', 'restricted
', 'search
', ',
', 'to
', 'keep
', 'young
', 'kids
', 'a
', 'little
', 'safer
', 'on
', 'the
', 'platform.
', 'How
', 'can
', 'I
', 'find
', 'good
', 'stuff
', 'on
', 'YouTube?
', 'Most
', 'kids
', 'find
', 'out
', 'about
', 'new
', 'videos
', 'either
', 'from
', 'their
', 'friends
', 'or
', 'by
', 'clicking
', 'on
', 'the
', 'related
', 'videos
', '(which
', 'may
', 'or
', 'may
', 'not
', 'be
', 'appropriate).
', 'Check
', 'out
', 'our
', 'YouTube
', 'reviews
', 'and
', 'curated
', 'lists
', 'of
', 'decent
', 'YouTube
', 'shows
', 'for
', 'kids,
', 'such
', 'as
', 'Funny
', 'YouTube
', 'Channels
', ',
', 'Positive
', 'Role
', 'Models
', 'on
', 'YouTube
', 'and
', 'Best
', 'YouTube
', 'Channels
', 'and
', 'Videos
', 'for
', 'Preschool
', 'Kids
', '.
']