Understand YouTube & YouTube Kids options for your child

1. On your device, open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls YouTube.
4. Under “YouTube Kids Settings,” you can:
   • Update content level settings.
   • Turn Search on or off.
   • Remove access to YouTube Kids.

Tip: If you want your child to have access to more content on YouTube, you can set up a supervised experience on YouTube.

1. On your device, open the YouTube app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Settings Parent settings.
4. Select your child.
5. Under “YouTube Kids Settings,” you can:
   • Update content level settings
   • Turn Search on or off
   • Remove access to YouTube Kids

Important: Some features on YouTube aren’t currently available for children under 13 years old (or the applicable age in your country or region) with a supervised Google Account. Learn more about YouTube supervised experiences.

Supervised experiences on YouTube let your child transition from YouTube Kids to YouTube with parental controls. With a supervised account, you can choose how much access to give your child on YouTube, filter out unwanted content, and manage your child’s screen time.

Through Family Link, you can:

• Choose between 3 YouTube content level settings: Explore, Explore more, or Most of YouTube.
• Pause Watch or Search history.
• Unblock videos: Clear the selection of videos and channels you blocked on YouTube Kids.
  • When you block or unblock videos on YouTube Kids, the same videos are blocked or unblocked on your child’s YouTube supervised account.

Learn more about all settings for supervised experiences on YouTube.

You can set up a supervised experience on YouTube for your child who is under 13 (or the applicable age in your country or region).

You’re not eligible for a supervised experience on YouTube if:

• Your child is over 13 (or applicable age in your country or region), unless you created your child’s supervised Google Account before they reached the applicable age in your country or region, and your child hasn't taken over management of their account.

• You live in the European Union, you set up supervision for your child before April 2021, and your child was under the applicable age in your country or region at that time.

1. On your device, open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls YouTube or YouTube Family Center.
4. Under “YouTube Settings,” tap Edit.
5. Choose the content setting you want to change.
6. To confirm, tap Select.

1. On your device, open the YouTube app .
2. At the top right, select your profile picture or initial.
3. Select Parent settings.
4. Choose your child.
5. Under “YouTube Settings,” tap Edit.
6. Choose the content setting you want to change.
7. To confirm, tap Select.

Tip: Learn more about content level settings for supervised accounts on YouTube.

1. On your device, open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls YouTube.
4. Under “General Settings,” you can:
   • Turn Disable autoplay, Pause watch history or Pause search history on or off.
   • Clear Search and Watch history.
   • Unblock videos.

Tip: You can only block or unblock videos if you have set up YouTube Kids. When you block or unblock videos on YouTube Kids, the same videos are blocked on your child’s YouTube supervised account.