YouTube Gives Parents New Ways to Fight Short Video Addiction

YouTube is stepping up to help families deal with the digital world. If you have been worried about your child and his/her use of YouTube Shorts, then your worries are over. I stopped my kids from YouTube a long time ago because of how engulfed that shit can make them. Now, I think it's time to return.

YouTube has just shared a new tool that will help all caring parents handle how their kids view short clips. This is a very big deal for me personally because social apps can very easily corrupt young minds.

YouTube now wants parents to hold all the power they need. This way, they can ensure that the time spent on YouTube is fun and not addictive

The biggest update is for YouTube Shorts, those quick clips that are so easy to scroll through for hours, and parents can now set a firm daily limit on how much time their kids spend on them.

This helps stop that "just one more" cycle that keeps kids glued to their phones, and if a timer isn't enough, parents can even turn off the Shorts section completely.

This is a great tool if you want your child to focus on homework or if they have a big test coming up and need to avoid distractions.

YouTube is also making its "well-being" tools a bit smarter. They are adding improved reminders that indicate when it’s time for bed or a break, designed for kids but usable by adults, providing a simple way to monitor screen time and encouraging mindful app use to prevent mindless scrolling all day.

Since many families share a single tablet or computer, YouTube is fixing how you switch between accounts.

In the next few weeks, the app will make it much faster to jump from a parent's profile to a child’s supervised one, reducing clicks and frustration, and while you still must switch accounts yourself to ensure the correct rules, the new layout makes the process feel much more natural.

These new features put YouTube on the same page as other big apps like TikTok and Instagram, which already have similar rules in place.

YouTube has working on this tech to estimate a user’s age for safety, and these updates are now rolling out, providing parents with tools to let their kids enjoy the internet without letting it take over their lives.