['
It
', 'may
', 'seem
', 'foreign
', 'to
', 'parents,
', 'but
', 'for
', 'kids,
', 'video
', 'is
', 'a
', 'fun
', 'way
', 'to
', 'communicate.
', 'All
', 'the
', 'coolest
', 'apps
', '--
', 'Snapchat
', ',
', ',
', 'TikTok
', ',
', 'Messenger
', '--
', 'let
', 'users
', 'share
', 'video
', 'clips.
', 'So
', 'even
', 'though
', 'you
', 'may
', 'have
', 'concerns
', 'about
', 'the
', 'risks
', 'of
', 'broadcasting
', 'on
', 'the
', 'Web
', '--
', 'and
', 'they
', 'are
', 'legitimate
', '--
', 'your
', 'kid
', 'may
', 'see
', 'it
', 'as
', 'a
', 'way
', 'of
', 'expressing
', 'herself,
', 'learning
', 'digital
', 'video
', 'skills,
', 'sharing
', 'with
', 'friends,
', 'and
', 'experimenting
', 'creatively.
', "It's
", 'important
', 'to
', 'balance
', 'your
', 'concerns
', 'with
', 'the
', 'benefits
', 'she
', 'can
', 'reap.
', "It's
", 'a
', 'good
', 'sign
', 'that
', 'she
', 'asked
', 'your
', 'permission.
', 'With
', 'your
', 'guidance
', 'and
', 'support,
', 'she
', 'can
', 'do
', 'it
', 'safely,
', 'and
', 'it
', 'might
', 'be
', 'a
', 'fun
', 'project
', 'that
', 'may
', 'be
', 'useful
', 'down
', 'the
', 'road.
', 'In
', 'fact,
', 'more
', 'and
', 'more
', 'kids
', 'are
', 'using
', 'their
', 'online
', 'channels
', '--
', 'whether
', "it's
", 'a
', 'Tumblr
', 'blog
', ',
', 'an
', 'photo
', 'collection
', ',
', 'or
', 'a
', 'Snapchat
', 'story
', '--
', 'as
', 'digital
', 'portfolios
', 'to
', 'showcase
', 'their
', 'work
', 'to
', 'employers,
', 'colleges,
', 'and
', 'potential
', 'collaborators.
', 'YouTube
', 'even
', 'offers
', 'free
', 'educational
', 'content
', 'for
', 'creators
', 'who
', 'are
', 'serious
', 'about
', 'their
', 'work.
', 'Your
', "kid's
", 'age
', 'will
', 'determine
', 'how
', 'to
', 'proceed.
', 'YouTube
', 'is
', 'supposed
', 'to
', 'be
', 'for
', 'users
', 'over
', 'the
', 'age
', 'of
', '13,
', 'due
', 'to
', 'the
', 'fact
', 'that
', 'the
', 'parent
', 'company,
', 'Google,
', 'collects
', 'and
', 'markets
', 'user
', 'data
', '.
', 'The
', "Children's
", 'Online
', 'Privacy
', 'Protection
', 'Act
', '(
', 'COPPA
', ')
', 'exempts
', 'kids
', 'from
', 'data
', 'collection.
', 'But,
', 'as
', 'we
', 'all
', 'know,
', 'plenty
', 'of
', 'kids
', 'have
', 'YouTube
', 'channels.
', "It's
", 'not
', 'illegal
', 'for
', 'kids
', 'under
', '13
', 'to
', 'create
', 'social
', 'media
', 'profiles
', 'on
', 'sites
', 'that
', 'collect
', 'user
', 'data
', 'so
', 'long
', 'as
', 'the
', 'parent
', 'is
', 'aware
', 'of
', 'the
', 'account,
', 'knows
', 'user
', 'data
', 'is
', 'being
', 'collected,
', 'and
', 'has
', 'approved
', 'the
', "kid's
", 'account.
', '(
', 'Learn
', 'five
', 'ways
', 'to
', 'keep
', 'kids
', 'safe
', 'on
', 'YouTube
', '.)
', 'Choose
', 'one
', 'of
', 'these
', 'options
', 'if
', 'your
', 'kid
', 'is
', 'under
', '13
', ':
', 'Use
', 'a
', "parent's
", 'account.
', 'If
', 'you
', 'have
', 'Gmail,
', 'you
', 'have
', 'a
', 'YouTube
', 'log-in.
', 'Simply
', 'go
', 'to
', 'YouTube,
', 'log
', 'in
', 'with
', 'your
', 'Gmail
', 'address,
', 'and
', 'go
', 'to
', 'the
', 'account
', 'settings.
', 'Pay
', 'special
', 'attention
', 'to
', 'the
', 'upload
', 'defaults
', '(where
', 'you
', 'can
', 'make
', 'your
', 'videos
', 'private)
', 'and
', 'the
', 'comments,
', 'which
', 'you
', 'can
', 'approve
', 'before
', 'they
', 'go
', 'live
', 'or
', 'turn
', 'off
', '
altogether.
', 'If
', 'you
', 'use
', 'your
', 'account,
', "you'll
", 'do
', 'all
', 'the
', 'uploading,
', 'but
', 'your
', 'kid
', 'can
', 'still
', 'have
', 'lots
', 'of
', 'creative
', 'control
', 'in
', 'the
', 'design
', 'of
', 'the
', 'channel,
', 'the
', 'descriptions,
', 'and,
', 'of
', 'course,
', 'the
', 'videos.
', 'Create
', 'a
', 'Family
', 'Link
', 'account.
', 'If
', 'you
', 'have
', 'an
', 'Android
', 'device,
', 'you
', 'can
', 'use
', "Google's
", 'Family
', 'Link
', 'app
', 'that
', 'lets
', 'you
', 'create
', 'supervised
', 'account
', 'for
', 'kids
', 'under
', '13.
', 'Learn
', 'more
', 'about
', 'Family
', 'Link
', '.
', 'Use
', 'a
', 'different
', 'website.
', 'YouTube
', 'is
', 'the
', 'most
', 'popular
', 'video
', 'site,
', 'but
', 'other
', 'good
', 'options
', 'offer
', 'built-in
', 'safety
', 'measures
', 'for
', 'kids.
', 'Consider
', 'one
', 'of
', 'these
', 'safe
', 'social
', 'sites
', '.
', 'Here
', 'are
', 'some
', 'tips
', 'to
', 'set
', 'up
', 'teens
', 'for
', 'YouTube
', 'success
', ':
', 'Have
', 'a
', 'plan.
', 'Ask
', 'her
', 'to
', 'create
', 'a
', 'proposal
', 'for
', 'her
', 'channel
', 'that
', 'describes
', 'what
', 'she
', 'wants
', 'to
', 'offer,
', 'who
', 'the
', 'audience
', 'is,
', 'how
', 'often
', "she'll
", 'post,
', 'whether
', "she'll
", 'take
', 'advertising,
', 'and
', 'other
', 'considerations.
', 'Talk
', 'about
', 'content.
', "Now's
", 'a
', 'good
', 'time
', 'to
', 'discuss
', "what's
", 'OK
', 'to
', 'post,
', 'what
', 'should
', 'remain
', 'private,
', 'and
', 'other
', 'basics
', 'of
', 'digital
', 'citizenship
', '.
', 'Do
', 'a
', '"beta
', 'launch."
', 'Take
', 'a
', 'page
', 'from
', 'the
', 'book
', 'of
', 'many
', 'tech
', 'start-ups
', 'and
', 'start
', 'small
', 'to
', 'work
', 'out
', 'the
', 'kinks.
', 'Start
', 'with
', 'strict
', 'privacy
', 'settings
', 'and
', 'a
', 'limited
', 'audience
', 'of
', 'trusted
', 'friends
', 'and
', 'family,
', 'and
', 'ask
', 'for
', 'constructive
', 'feedback
', 'on
', "what's
", 'working
', '(and
', 'not
', 'working).
', 'Check
', 'in.
', 'Once
', "she's
", 'up
', 'and
', 'running,
', 'continue
', 'to
', 'support
', 'her.
', 'Unexpected
', 'issues
', '--
', 'both
', 'positive
', 'and
', 'negative
', '--
', 'are
', 'sure
', 'to
', 'come
', 'up.
', 'Knowing
', 'she
', 'can
', 'rely
', 'on
', 'your
', 'support
', 'is
', 'a
', 'big
', 'deal.
', 'Handle
', 'feedback.
', 'Teens
', 'are
', 'often
', 'surprised
', 'to
', 'discover
', 'that
', 'not
', 'everything
', 'they
', 'upload
', 'receives
', 'universal
', 'praise.
', 'YouTube
', 'comments
', 'are
', 'notoriously
', 'harsh.
', 'But
', 'dealing
', 'with
', 'feedback
', 'is
', 'a
', 'learning
', 'experience.
', 'These
', 'tips
', 'can
', 'help
', 'you
', 'coach
', 'her
', 'through
', 'it
', '.
', 'Designate
', 'it
', '"for
', 'kids."
', 'If
', 'the
', 'video
', 'is
', 'marked
', 'for
', 'kids,
', 'it
', 'should
', 'hit
', 'its
', 'intended
', 'audience
', '(instead
', 'of
', 'the
', 'general
', 'YouTube
', 'viewership.)
', 'Another
', 'benefit:
', 'comments
', 'are
', 'automatically
', 'disabled
', 'on
', 'videos
', 'designated
', 'for
', 'kids.
', 'To
', 'learn
', 'more
', 'about
', 'what
', 'kids
', 'are
', 'seeing
', 'on
', 'YouTube
', 'and
', 'how
', 'the
', 'rise
', 'of
', 'online
', 'video
', 'has
', 'impacted
', "kids'
", 'screen
', 'time,
', 'check
', 'out
', 'the
', '2020
', 'Common
', 'Sense
', 'Census:
', 'Media
', 'Use
', 'by
', 'Kids
', 'Zero
', 'to
', 'Eight
', '.
']