If your child regularly uses your phone or computer, you may want to consider setting up parental controls to help protect your child and your devices. Find out how to easily enable these controls on the latest operating systems and popular websites using our guide:
iOS 10 (iPhone and iPad)
- Tap Settings > General > Restrictions.
- Scroll down and tap Restrictions, then tap Enable Restrictions.
- Create a Restrictions passcode. You need your Restrictions passcode to change your settings or to turn off Restrictions.
Android Nougat (Android phones and tablets)
Add an extra-user profile
- Settings > Users > Select ‘Add user’
By default, phone calls and SMS are disabled for a new user.
Google Play app-filtering
- Open the Play Store and go to Settings.
- Tap on Parental controls and switch it On.
- During the first setup, you shall enter a PIN, which will be used later.
- Now, tap on Apps & Games and select your desired rating.
You can do the same with Movies.
macOS Sierra (iMac and Macbook)
Turn on parental controls
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Parental Controls.
- Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.
- Select a user, then click Enable Parental Controls
If the user isn’t in the list, click the Add button to create a new user. Click the Age pop-up menu, then choose an age group. Fill in the name, account, and password information, then click Create User.
Restrictions
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Parental Controls.
- Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.
- Select a user, then click a button at the top.
Apps: Prevent the child from using the built-in camera and joining multiplayer games in Game Center. Restrict a child’s contact with other people through Mail. Specify which apps the child can access.
Web: Limit access to websites, or allow unrestricted access.
Stores: Disable access to the iTunes Store and the iBooks Store. Limit a child’s access to music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books to only those with age-appropriate ratings.
Time: Set time limits for weekdays, weekends, and bedtime.
Privacy: Allow the child to make changes related to privacy.
Other: Prevent the child from using Siri and Dictation, editing printer and scanner settings, and burning CDs and DVDs. Hide profanity in the dictionary and other sources. Prevent the Dock from being modified. Provide a simplified view of the Mac desktop.
Windows 10 (Windows PC)
1.Open the Settings app, then select Accounts.
2.Select Family & other users. Scroll down to the Other Users section, then choose Add someone else to this PC.
3.If the new user already has a Microsoft account, enter the associated email address, then click Next.
4.The user can then sign in to the computer with his or her Microsoft account information. Note that it may take several minutes to configure a user’s settings when logging in with a Microsoft account for the first time.
Third-party Parental Controls
Third-party parental control software allows you to tailor controls and apply an extra layer of protection when your children are browsing the internet. They also permit parents to customize the filtering based on what they think is appropriate for their child and also allow you to make exceptions for blocked websites.
Third-party controls are also available specifically as apps for mobile devices.
Netflix
You can control access to certain maturity levels of Netflix content from the Your Account page under Manage Profiles.
Parental control settings must be changed from a computer or mobile browser.
Netflix parental controls consist of four maturity levels: Little Kids, Older Kids, Teens and Adults.
If you want to make a profile kid-friendly by default, click the checkbox Kid? in the Manage Profiles section of your account.
Youtube
Enable Restricted Mode (Web)
- Sign in to your YouTube account.
- Scroll to the bottom of any YouTube page and click the Restricted Mode drop-down menu.
- Select On or Off.
- Click Save
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat all require that everyone is at least 13 years old before they can create an account. Creating an account with false info is a violation of terms.