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. 

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. 

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 2025, 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.