How to block Twitch and live streaming sites for kids

Live streams are unscripted and their chat is unmoderated in places. If your child watches Twitch or Kick, here's how to block it or put it on a schedule.

Updated November 12, 2026·2 min read

Short answer

In Sheepdog Filter, open your child's Blocking tab, go to Video and streaming and switch off Twitch, and Kick too. They stop on every device set up for that child, including Xbox, PlayStation and TV apps when your router is set up. Or keep them on with a weekend-only schedule.

Why parents ask

Twitch's minimum age is 13, and live streams aren't edited before they air. The chat beside each stream can be rough. Newer sites like Kick have looser rules still.

Block Twitch with Sheepdog Filter

  1. Open your dashboard and choose your child (or Home Wi‑Fi for every device in the house).
  2. Go to the Blocking tab and open Video and streaming.
  3. Switch Twitch off. It stops loading in the app and the browser within a minute, on every device set up for that child.

Want it only at certain times? Leave it on and add a schedule (for example school nights), or use Homework mode to pause it until a time you pick. Need an exception? Tap Allow for a bit and it switches back by itself.

Kick is in the same list: switch it off too.

Twitch on consoles and TVs

Twitch apps on Xbox, PlayStation and smart TVs are covered when Sheepdog Filter is set on your home Wi‑Fi.

Honest limits

Blocking Twitch blocks all of it, including streams of games your child loves. If you'd rather allow it, watch together for a while and turn off chat in the player.

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Questions parents ask

Does blocking Twitch block Twitch on Xbox?

Yes, when Sheepdog Filter is set on your router, the Twitch app on your Xbox or PlayStation stops loading too.

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