It's literally a beautiful day and she wants to watch some weird 45-minute Roblox speedrun video. I know she's only 6 and this is fairly normal but it drives me crazy. We have a park literally 5 minutes away. She has toys. I'm not trying to be the "screen bad, outside good" dad but also... yes I am and I'm frustrated that I have to fight about this constantly.
Those Roblox speedrun videos are weirdly addictive even for adults. I don't blame her honestly. That said yeah the screen time is real. We do 30 minutes max on nice days at our house.
What if you just delete the YouTube app for a few weeks? I know that sounds nuclear but sometimes removing the option is easier than saying no every single time.
You have to be the boundary here. She's 6 so she can't regulate this herself. No YouTube on nice days is totally reasonable and you won't be the bad guy forever.
This is my 5yo exactly. On nice days she wants to be inside watching Minecraft builds. I just started setting time limits and offering to do something outside WITH her instead of just pushing her out the door.
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The algorithm on YouTube Kids is designed to be addictive. That's not her fault or a character flaw. Try replacing it with something else she likes doing outside.