Daily Shorts feed limit
For supervised child accounts, parents can open Family Center, choose the child, open Time management, and set a daily Shorts feed limit.
Short-form video controls
Block or limit YouTube Shorts for kids with the controls available in 2026
Google now lets parents set a daily Shorts-feed limit for supervised child accounts in Family Center, including zero starting in March 2026. WonderKid TV separately lets families control short-video access per child inside its parent-configured viewing experience.
What Google currently offers
Zero-minute option
Google's current help documentation says parents have had the option to set the daily Shorts feed limit to zero since March 2026.
Separate from autoplay
Supervised accounts also have a parent-controlled Disable autoplay setting, so Shorts and autoplay can be treated as separate viewing controls.
Important distinctionThese controls apply to supervised YouTube accounts and can change over time. YouTube Kids has a different control model. Always check Google's current Family Center documentation before assuming an older workaround is still required.
How WonderKid TV approaches short-form video
- Set short-video permission per child instead of applying one family-wide rule.
- Keep the approved-channel library separate from short-form permission.
- Set a daily total viewing limit as another independent boundary.
- Use learning-first rules where they fit the family's routine.
- Review watch activity and adjust the child configuration based on actual use.
Not the same product layerGoogle's Family Center controls the supervised YouTube account. WonderKid TV controls the child-facing video experience inside WonderKid TV. Families may use either or both depending on the problem they are solving.
Current source
Google's Parental controls & settings for supervised kid accounts on YouTube documents the current Shorts feed limit, autoplay, history and content controls.
Configure short-form video separately for each child
Use the child profile as the source of truth for what type of video experience is available.
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