Family Plan: Monitor Your Kids' YouTube Habits Without Spying
Your teenager spends 2+ hours a day on YouTube. You're concerned, but you don't want to:
- Install spy software on their devices
- Ban YouTube entirely (good luck)
- Have the same unproductive "get off your phone" argument
Gazenest's Family Plan offers a middle ground: shared behavioural scores without invasive monitoring.
What the Family Plan does
With a Family Plan, you create a family group. Each member (up to 5) gets their own Gazenest account with full privacy - but aggregate scores are shared with the family admin.
What the parent sees
- Each family member's Self-Control, Clarity, and Diversity scores
- Weekly score trends
- Total watch time per member
- Whether Intent Mode is being used
What the parent does NOT see
- Specific videos watched
- Video titles or thumbnails
- Channel names
- Browsing history
- Search queries
This is a deliberate design choice. Gazenest helps families have conversations about habits, not arguments about specific videos.
Why this approach works
Respects autonomy
Teenagers (and adults) resist surveillance. When people feel watched, they find workarounds. Gazenest's score-based approach gives visibility without triggering the "invasion of privacy" response.
Encourages self-awareness
Each family member sees their own detailed data. The teenager can see their full viewing history, scores, and patterns - and make their own improvements. The parent sees just the scores.
Creates shared language
Instead of "you're always on YouTube," the conversation becomes: "Your Self-Control score dropped to 40% this week - what happened?" It's objective, specific, and non-accusatory.
Builds habits gradually
A score going from 45% to 55% to 65% over three weeks is visible progress. It gives both parent and child something to celebrate, rather than an all-or-nothing battle.
How to set it up
- Subscribe to the Family Plan (up to 5 members)
- Invite family members via a unique invite code
- Each member installs the Gazenest extension on their browser
- Scores sync automatically - no configuration needed
Each member manages their own account. The family admin sees aggregate scores on their dashboard.
Age considerations
Gazenest requires users to be at least 13 years old (per our Terms of Service). For younger children, YouTube Kids with parental controls is more appropriate. Gazenest is designed for teenagers and adults who use the main YouTube platform.
It works for adults too
The Family Plan isn't just for parents and kids. Partners, roommates, or accountability groups can use shared scores to support each other's digital wellbeing goals.
Give your family the tools for healthier YouTube habits. Get the Family Plan →
Last updated: 4 June 2026