YouTube Parental Controls for Every Kid in Your House
Daily limits, weekly schedules, forced breaks, and remote pause, all in one place. Set it once, let Watchly hold the line.
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Why parents rely on this
YouTube is built to keep anyone watching indefinitely. Your kid never gets a natural stopping point, and you end up negotiating screen time at every turn. Watchly's YouTube parental controls swap that negotiation for clear rules that enforce themselves.
You pick what fits your household, 30 minutes after school, no videos before homework, lights-out at 8pm, and Watchly holds the line. Your kid sees exactly how much time they have left, so the conversation shifts from 'five more minutes' to 'what should I watch next.'
Every control is per-child. A 4-year-old's limits don't have to match a 10-year-old's. When you want to reward a good week or bend the rules for a sick day, grant an extension in two taps, no need to rewrite the schedule.
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What's included
Daily Time Limits
Hard cap on viewing minutes per child per day. When the clock runs out, videos stop. No negotiation.Weekly Viewing Schedules
Set allowed windows per weekday. No videos before homework, lights-out at 8pm, screen-free Sunday mornings, your call.Intermission Breaks
Force a break every few minutes. Kids look up from the screen, stretch, and reset before jumping back in.Time Extensions
Grant bonus minutes as a reward. The daily limit stays intact; the extension is a one-off you control from your phone.Remote Pause
Pause your kid's viewing instantly from your phone. Dinner's ready, guests are here, bedtime starts now.Video Release Pacing
Drip-feed new videos daily, weekly, or monthly instead of unlocking the whole library. Kids get something new to look forward to.Active Video Cap
Limit how many videos your kid sees at a time. Keeps choices manageable and prevents the overwhelm younger kids fall into.See it in the app
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Different kids. Different libraries.
Give each child their own videos and limits. See what they’re watching and pause playback from your phone.
- ✓Libraries and limits for each child
- ✓Live viewing and remote pause
- ✓Optional profile PINs
Review videos without previewing every minute.
AI checks video transcripts for 21 themes, including bullying, language and sales pressure. Read the flags, then decide.
- ✓Clear ratings and reasons
- ✓Add videos, playlists or a starter library
- ✓Transcript review can miss visual content
How it works
Pick your limits
Open the dashboard, pick a kid, set daily minutes, schedules, and intermissions. Under a minute.
Watchly enforces them
Kids watch in the Watchly player. When the limit is hit, the video stops. When the schedule is out of window, videos won't start.
Adjust anytime
Grant an extension, pause remotely, or rewrite the schedule as family life changes. Updates apply instantly.
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of YouTube videos watched by kids 8 and under are made for older audiences.
No endless feed
No endless feed or automatic next video. Kids choose from their library; new-video discovery is a separate option you control.
Understand sales pressure
Transcript reviews help you spot spoken promotions. Watchly adds no ads; YouTube-served ads and sponsorships inside videos may still appear.
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Questions parents ask about this
Can I set different time limits per kid?
Does the timer pause if they pause the video?
Can kids see how much time they have left?
Do schedules work across timezones?
Can I extend time or pause remotely?
Problems this feature solves
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