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How Do I Create a YouTube Channel for a Child Under 13?
Children under 13 can not have their own YouTube account, however, you can set one up for them using your Gmail account or through .
Enable the parental controls and use a password your child can’t guess. Also, make sure your child never posts a video without showing it to a parent first.
Should I Let My Kid Start a YouTube Channel?
As a parent, you need to be involved in your kid’s YouTube channel, whether to help record and edit videos or simply to supervise and approve content. If you don’t have the time to help in either capacity, then it wouldn’t be a good idea for your kid to start a channel.
If you are willing to help/supervise, here are some things to consider:
One reason to let your kid start a YouTube channel is that it can be a creative outlet for your child. Would you rather they sit on the couch watching YouTube, or get creative and make their own content? It also teaches them skills such as acting, directing, editing, writing, marketing, and more. And of course, they could make an income with their kid’s YouTube channel.
However, starting a YouTube for kids channel can put your family’s privacy at risk. Your child might start measuring his/her worth against the number of likes and subscribers they have. They could also become obsessed with being famous.
If you decide to let your kid start a YouTube channel, sit down with them and discuss some ground rules. Make sure they understand the danger of revealing too much about where they live and other private information. Discuss the fact that they aren’t likely to get famous from their channel, and that their goal in creating content should be to have fun and share it with friends and family.
If your child is begging you for a channel but you aren’t sure, you can always create a channel for them and set it to Private. That way, they can create content, but you control who gets to see it.
Do YouTube Kids Channels Make Money?
Absolutely. Kids’ YouTube channels are some of the most lucrative on YouTube.
Think about how often kids watch the same feature-length film over and over and over…you get the idea. Now quadruple that number for how many times just one kid will watch a single kid’s YouTube video.
And repeat-watching isn’t the only way kids’ YouTube channels make money. Many kid’s YouTube channels revolve around unboxing, playing with, and reviewing toys, and therefore get sponsorships from toy companies and movie studios. Merchandising is also a huge money-maker.
However, as of 2026, YouTube banned targeted advertising, community features, and comments from any videos labeled ‘Made for Kids.’ The new rules make it harder for kids’ YouTube videos to monetize the way they used to. That doesn’t mean you can’t sell merchandise or post unboxing videos, but be sure to read YouTube’s guidelines on the proper way to do this.
My daughther has recently created a lot of content like music, art or gaming and I would like to publish her works on a new YT channel a legal way without Youtube censoring and closing the account becuase of the age restrictions.
I am controlling her YT via Family Link, but there is no option to create a YT channel for her account becuase of age restriction. I can start a new channel, but I am worried that Google could close it.
Do you know how to create a new channel with clear indication that I as a parent aproved her videos to be published to aviod any problems from Google's side in the future?
Also I do not want the account to be restricted to YT Kids only as she plays classical music which is for wider audicence. If its not possible to have content for both kids and adults then I would be looking to have 2 channels instead with content split according to target audience (music - adults, drawing+gaming - kids)
So my 6 year old daughter wants to start a youtube channel, mostly revolved around minecraft. She may play some slime rancher or switch games if I can figure out how to do that lol.
I just have no idea where to start besides the basic make her an account. What software people like for editing etc. so any beginner tips, advice, etc. is super appreciated.
I will be keeping her identity private, no showing her face, no real name use of course, keeping comments off until she's older. And I will be making and editing her videos with her and controlling the account for the time being.
She is very passionate about starting though, she has been bothering me for a few months, if not longer, about it. And I don't see a lot of harm in letting her learn video editing and stuff and feeling a sense of pride in her content being enjoyed by others. Obviously if this became unhealthy or a problem we would take a step back, but she's truly excited about it.
We're a family of gamers and it's exciting for me to watch her enjoy videogames as much as I do, and her father does. Helping her little brother with builds in minecraft and watching her creativity and problem solving explode while playing.
So if you have anything helpful for starting out I'd really appreciate all of it. Even if its just about safety, the dos and donts, anything at all. All appreciate.
Thanks :)