Teens with their own Google Account can use YouTube independently or link with their parent’s account to set up a supervised experience. With a supervised experience, parents can gain insights into their teens’ YouTube channel activity. These insights may spark in-the-moment learning opportunities and conversations about how to safely create on YouTube.
Either a parent or a teen can start the process to set up supervision, but both the parent and teen will need to agree to link their accounts before supervision gets turned on. Supervision can be turned off by either a parent or a teen at any time.
FAQs
Is supervision only available for teenagers?
While this experience is designed for parents and teenagers (ages 13–17 in most countries and regions), families can also link non-teen accounts in Family Center. It’s up to each family to decide if and how they want to use supervision on YouTube.
If you want to link accounts with someone older than a teen, you can follow the same set-up steps.
You can also set up a supervised experience for children under 13 (or the relevant age in their country or region).
Can parents get email notifications about their teen’s channel activity?
What channel activity can parents see when supervising their teen?
- The channels that their teen owns and the names of the channels their teen can upload videos to. Parents can view info for these channels such as profile picture, channel banner, handle, bio, and number of subscribers.
- How many public, private, and unlisted videos their teen has uploaded to their channels.
- How many live streams their teen has hosted on their channels.
- How many comments their teen has posted on other videos.
- How many channels their teen subscribes to.
How is teen supervision different from pre-teen supervision or YouTube Kids?
Every family’s relationship with media and technology is different, so we offer options for you to decide what’s best for yours. These experiences are each designed for different age ranges and needs:
- YouTube Kids: A separate app with content for kids under 13.
- Supervised experiences for pre-teens: An experience parents can set up for kids under 13 (or the relevant age in their country or region) who are ready to use YouTube. Parents can manage their content settings, controls, and more.
- Supervised experiences for teens: A voluntary experience for teens over the age of 13 (or the relevant age in their country or region) that gives parents insight into their teens’ activities and interests on YouTube.
Learn more about your options.