How to let your child make videos safely — privacy, comments, channel settings, and the rules to agree before they post.
Your child wants to be a YouTuber. Maybe they are making Minecraft videos, gymnastics clips, art tutorials, Roblox gameplay, or vlogs of their day. The desire is normal — most UK children watch creators every day and naturally want to try. The question is not really "should they" but "how do we do this without their school, address, friends' real names, or their face on the open internet for life."
YouTube is not designed for under-13s — the main site requires a 13+ account in its terms. Under-13 channels must be run by a parent. The realistic risks are: revealing personal information in the background of videos (school uniform, street name, house number, gaming tags), receiving sexualised or grooming comments, attracting older audiences for child appearance content, and creating a permanent public footprint that follows them into teenage years and adulthood.
Decide whose account it is. For under-13s, the channel must be on a parent's account — YouTube's rules. You stay logged in and you control the upload button.
Audit the room they film in. Walk through the frame: school logo on a jumper, post with the address on it, family photos with names, the view through the window. Move it all out of shot before filming.
Set the channel to "Made for Kids" in YouTube Studio if the content is aimed at children. This automatically turns off comments, personalised ads, and notifications — required under COPPA-style child content rules YouTube applies globally.
Turn comments off, or set them to "hold for review" so you read every one before it appears. This is the single most important setting for child creators.
Agree the name and URL. No real surname, no school, no street, no birthday. A nickname or first-name-only is fine. Use a separate email address — not the family one.
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If a commenter sends sexual messages, asks your child to meet, asks for images, or contacts them privately on another platform, screenshot everything and report to CEOP (https://www.ceop.police.uk). Report the user in YouTube as well. If the channel is being targeted by an organised group (mass dislikes, doxing attempts, threats), make the channel private, change the handle, and contact YouTube support. For wider help, the NSPCC helpline is 0808 800 5000 and the UK Safer Internet Centre runs a Professionals Online Safety Helpline.
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