If you do want to make your own videos, think about why you want to make them and have a good explanation ready. “I want to express my thoughts on the movies I see” or, “I want to share clips of me playing games with my friends” are examples of good reasons to make YouTube videos.
It takes patience, communication skills, and a knowledge of video editing to make videos, which are all skills that your parents probably want you to learn anyway. Say something like, “Making my own videos will make be better at public speaking and communicating effectively! You want me to be a good speaker, right?”
Pick videos that work as good examples of an average video instead of choosing the funniest or coolest video that you’ve seen. What you find funny or interesting won’t necessarily have the same effect on your parents, and the point is to expose them to the formats and tones of the videos that you’re interested in.
Choose a pre-built layout from the main menu to give your PowerPoint a cool look.
Don’t try to make your parents happy beforehand by being nicer than you normally are. They’ll notice that you’re only being nice to get what you want. Try to talk to both parents at the same time. If you only ask one of your parents when the other isn’t around, they’re likely to say they need to talk with your other parent first before giving you an answer. Start the conversation by letting them know what you want to talk about. Say, “I’d like to talk to you about making a YouTube account,” and give them a second to ask questions before stating your case.
Even if you really want to talk back, never show your parents disrespect when trying to get something. It will only work against you. If you find yourself getting frustrated, try slowing your breathing down and counting from 1 to 10 in your head. This is a simple way to calm down when you’re frustrated.
If you do this, keep in mind that your viewing history is stored on your account. Don’t watch anything that they wouldn’t want you watching. Either that or clear your video history. Keep in mind that clearing your video history (especially every hour) is suspicious and could land you in a lot of trouble if they discover.
To change the audience settings on a YouTube video, go into the YouTube Studio. Click the “videos” button on the left tab. Select “live” to see your published videos. Click the pencil icon on a video and select whether you want it to be public, private, or unlisted. If you make your videos private, you can still share them with your friends without letting random people online find them. Offering to not show your face in videos and to disable comments may persuade them that you’ll be safe as well.
Your parents will eventually let you do your own thing without checking every single thing after you’ve demonstrated that you can handle a YouTube account responsibly.
