Children under 13 can not have their own YouTube account, however, you can set one up for them using your Gmail account or through Google's Family Link app. Enable the parental controls and use a password your child can't guess. Also, make sure your child never posts a video without showing it to a parent first.

To start earning money directly through YouTube, you must have at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past year, or 1,000 subscribers with 10 million valid public Shorts views within the past 90 days. Once you reach either of those, you can apply to YouTube's Partner Program and monetize your channel.

You can manage up to 100 channels from one Google Account. Learn how to use Brand Accounts to manage your YouTube channels.