YouTube is one of the most popular apps around the world and children watch it a lot. It’s a good idea to prevent children from overexposing to YouTube and you can do it by setting limits in your phone. It doesn’t matter if they watch childish videos or gameplays. It’s important to limit the time they spend in front of the screen.
It’s not only dangerous for children sight, but it’s also a distraction for other hobbies and games for their age. To prevent children from spending all day in front to YouTube you need to offer them alternatives, but also set limitations directly on the devices.
Limit YouTube time on your phone and prevent children overexposure
YouTube doesn’t include settings for time limitation unlike other apps like TikTok. So the user has to stop watching YouTube on his own volition. However, you can set notifications for long activity periods. If you want to prevent children from using YouTube you can set Android or iPhone apps to automatically stop the app by force.
In Android devices
- Open the Settings app.
- Go to Digital welfare and parental control.
- Select App limits.
- Search and click on YouTube.
- Select app timer.
- Choose the time limit for YouTube.
In iPhone devices
- Open the iPhone settings menu.
- Go to Screen time.
- Select Apps Limits and include YouTube in the list.
- Choose the daily maximum time for the app.
Use YouTube tools
YouTube includes its own mechanisms to limit use time but indirectly. It’s more a notification system that advices the user for taking a break after long sessions. It can also notify the children of bedtime. You can prevent children from spending too much time on YouTube by teaching them to respect the notifications.
Turn on the YouTube rest notifications
- Open YouTube on your phone.
- Press the profile icon.
- Go to app settings and select General menu.
- Enable the function “Remind me to take a break” and set the time limit for advices.
Enable bedtime notifications from YouTube
- Open YouTube app on your phone.
- Press your profile photo and access the setting menu.
- Go to General and enable the function “Remind me it’s bedtime”.
- Set the hour for the notification.
By following these tips you can control the time your children spend on YouTube. It’s a good way to improve the quality of their rest and daily activities as well as protect their sight.
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