

“It can be a great learning and bonding experience for the child and the parent, if the parent can provide guidance, and will be there as a sounding board in this new digital world.” Therefore, videos including kids under 13 should always be “with oversight from a parent,” says Caroline Knorr, senior parenting editor at Common Sense Media. YouTube is for people age 13 and up, according to YouTube’s terms of service. So as my absolutely not turned into a tentative yes, we started learning more about the process. And while he doesn’t need to make videos to do this, it’s a powerful incentive to get my boy moving. The more I thought about it, I wanted to encourage my son, who has interests in theater and public speaking, to become more of a creator than a consumer. This YouTuber is diligent enough to shoot, edit, and post a new video every day his attitude is positive his language is clean.

Not my favorite, but the more I watched, the more value I saw in it.

His favorite YouTuber is a guy who plays video games while talking about them. My initial thought was absolutely not, but as he’s continued to watch various YouTube videos as I listen from the sidelines, I’ve changed my tune. Lydia Rueger įor about a year, my nine-year-old son has been asking for a YouTube channel of his own. Here’s how parents can guide the process. Kids can learn real-life skills from creating and posting videos. What to Do When Your Child Asks for His Own YouTube Channel
