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You and your child need a Microsoft Account, not a local one, to use the latest Windows Parental Controls and Microsoft Family Safety features. You can get a Microsoft account for your child before Use Parental Controls in Windows 10, but it’s easier and faster to get the account when you’re setting up parental controls. Follow these steps to get going, no matter what you decide.
Phones with parental controls can help with this. “It just depends on how much of a helicopter parent you want to be,” says Joshua Konoye, the founder of Uppity, a cross-platform tool for archiving, managing, and monitoring text messages. “People of all ages use their devices more and more.” There are easy ways to limit your child’s screen time and purchases, control what they can see, keep an eye on what they’re doing, and keep your family’s privacy. You only need to find and turn on those features.
Use Parental Controls on apple Device
- From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
- Select Parental Controls.
- Choose the user account on the left side of the window that you want to enable filtering for (your child’s account).
- Select “Enable Parental Controls.”
- Click the Content tab.
- Choose one of the three modes under Website Restrictions
On Xbox
- Sign in with your adult account on your Xbox.
- Select the Xbox button on the controller to pull up the guide.
- Select System > Settings > Account > Family.
- Choose the account you want to update, select Access to content and then select the appropriate age limit you’d like.
- When your child requests to use a blocked app or game, you can approve and add it to the the Always allowed list under Content restrictions.
- If your child has downloaded something prior to setting these restrictions, you can block it on the Activity page. They will need your permissions to use it again. The permission request will be sent via email.
Steps to Use Parental Controls On Nintendo DS
- Log into Nintendo account.
- On the Nintendo DSi Menu, select the Settings icon.
- Choose the right arrow twice to reach the third page, then select Parental Controls.
- Choose Yes, Next, then OK to reach the PIN screen.
- Select Next, enter your desired four-digit PIN then tap OK. Enter the PIN once again to confirm, then tap OK.
- Select OK again and enter a password to the secret question, then select OK.
- Select OK and then tap the left/right arrows to scroll to the game rating icon for the highest-rated video game that you think is suitable for viewing on the system. Select OK to continue.
- Next the system will take you through a number of questions where you will decide which features to restrict. Select Yes to block the feature or No to allow.
- Select OK to confirm your selection. Select Yes to save the Parental Control settings.
On Chromebook
- Sign into your Chromebook.
- Click on your account photo located in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.
- When the pop-out window appears, choose the gear-shaped icon for Settings.
- Scroll down to the section People and click Manage other users.
- The Users interface should be visible. Select a check mark next to the Enable supervised users setting. Then select Done to return to the previous screen.
- Click on your account photo again and select Sign out. Select Click More at the bottom of the screen with three vertical dots.
- Then select Add supervised user. Click Create supervised user.
- You’ll be prompted to choose the managing account for your new supervised user profile. Choose the desired account from the list and its password. Select Next to continue.
- Enter a name and password for the supervised user. Add an image and click Next.
- You now have a supervised profile and if successful, you’ll receive an email with more details.
On Windows
- Head to this page and sign in with your Microsoft account.
- Set up a child account through Windows Settings. If you already have one, find your child’s name and choose Content Restrictions.
- Go to Apps, games & media and toggle Block inappropriate apps, games and media to On.
- Under Allow apps and games rated for, choose the age limit you’d like to apply for your child.
- When your child requests to access a blocked application or game, you can approve it by going to Content restrictions and adding it to the Always allowed list.
- In the case that your child downloaded something prior to these limitations, you can block it by going to the Activity page. Your child will need permission to use it again and you can approve or disapprove via email.
FAQs
To do this go to Windows settings and select Family. Click Add a family member. Proceed to create a Microsoft account for your child. Enter your child’s email address or follow the instructions to create one.
Go to Settings and tap Screen Time. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions and enter your Screen Time passcode. Tap Content Restrictions, then tap Web Content. Choose Unrestricted Access, Limit Adult Websites, or Allowed Websites.
How Can I Monitor My Child’s Screen Time? You can monitor your child’s screen time with third-party apps like Qustodio, Norton Family, or Net Nanny. Another option is to use the built-in parental controls on your device. iOS has Screen Time, and Android has Family Link.