We understand that parents and guardians sometimes have questions about their teen's behavior and wellbeing online. We’ve put together some tools and resources to help you manage their experience on YouTube.
What age does my teen need to be to use YouTube?
To sign in to YouTube, your teen must have a Google Account that meets theminimum age requirementsin your country or region.
If your child is under the required age, learn more about what experiences are available for them in ourYouTube For Families Help Center.
Tips & advice for online content creation
If your teen is interested in creating content on YouTube, we recommend:
- Reviewing ourCommunity Guidelines,as they outline what content and behavior is acceptable on YouTube.
- Reading theFamily GuideandTips for Parentsto learn more about responsible teen content creation. The Family Guide was created in partnership withCommon Sense Networks,an affiliate ofCommon Sense Media.
- Sharingthis guidewith your teen.
Privacy & safety tools
- Inappropriate content:If you or your teen finds a video that seems inappropriate or like it may violate ourCommunity Guidelines,flag the video.
- Privacy:If you feel that your teen’s privacy has been violated,learn more about our privacy policyand how tofile a privacy complaint.
- Harassment and cyberbullying:
- If your teen is being harassed by someone on YouTube, direct them toblock the user.
- If the harassment persists, review ourharassment and cyberbullying policiesfor harassment prevention info.
- You or your teencan reportharassment in videos, channels/profiles, or comments.
- Restricted Mode:Enabling this setting on your teen’s device screens out potentially mature content on YouTube.Learn more about Restricted Mode.
- Moderating channel comments:Your teen can remove comments posted on their channel, or moderate them before they appear.Learn more about moderating channel comments.
Supporting wellbeing
- Take a break reminders:This feature is automatically turned on for teens and reminds them to take a break while watching videos or YouTube Shorts.
- Bedtime reminders:This feature is automatically turned on for teens and appears when it’s time for them to stop watching YouTube and go to bed.
- Autoplay turned off:This feature is automatically turned off for teens. While off, videos won’t continuously play for your teen and they’ll have to select the next video they want to watch.
- Responsible video recommendations:YouTube has a video recommendation system that provides more responsible recommendations for teens. This system automatically minimizes exposure to content that could negatively impact their self-image or behaviors. Learn more abouthow we build content recommendations to meet the unique needs of teens.