Parents can put a time limit on YouTube Shorts scrolling

January 14, 2026 Stevie Bonifield

Parents can now manually set a time limit on their kids' YouTube Shorts feed, ranging from fifteen minutes to two hours (with an option for zero minutes coming soon). The update, announced on Wednesday, takes the Shorts time limit feature YouTube introduced in October and adapts it for under-18 accounts. Kids and teens can't change or disable the time limit setting on their end.

Similarly, parents can set custom "Bedtime" and "Take a break" reminders for their kids' accounts, which are also available as optional features for adult users. The new features are rolling out after YouTube began a push to identify and restrict minors' accounts l …

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