SkieCan my child watch YouTube on a tablet safely?
As safely as a device-level control allows. YouTube works only if the app is on your list, and in Chrome, YouTube restricted mode is forced on. You can allow it in a window, such as weekend afternoons. Skie cannot choose individual videos or channels, and has no per-app time limit yet.
YouTube is where many children spend most of their tablet time. It deserves a decision, not a default.
The first choice is whether to allow it at all. If the app is not on the list, it is hidden. If you also want to close the browser route, Chrome's restricted mode is on by force, and you can set the browser to off for younger children.
The second choice is when. Windows switch the allowed apps by day and time on their own. A tablet can have YouTube on Saturday afternoon and off on school nights. Bedtime windows remove it overnight. Remote lock stops it at any moment.
The third is where. A tablet used on the sofa in view of the family is a different thing from a tablet in a bedroom.
What Skie does not do is pick videos. There is no channel allow list and no per-app time cap yet, and the team is working on time limits with no date to give. It also does not show you the viewing history.
Many families choose a set of apps for young children, with curated video content, and allow YouTube later. Whichever you choose, sit with your child for the first few sessions, and see what the recommendations offer.
The same rules apply on a phone.