Children today have access to information on iPhones and iPads, which can be a daunting proposition for parents. Thankfully, Apple’s Parental Controls feature allows you to impose restrictions on the type of information your kids can access on the iPad. If you want to ensure that your child is protected from inappropriate content and age-inappropriate access, you will need to apply some Parental Controls on the iPad.
Using Parental Controls, you can restrict access to specific apps and websites, buy iTunes, set app downtime, etc. We’ll show you how. set up Parental Controls on your child’s iPad.
Set up time password
To set privacy and content limits on your child’s iPad, you need to use the built-in Screen Time functionality that Apple introduced with the iOS 13.4 update. To make sure your kids can’t disable your restrictions, you’ll need to set up a Screen Time password first.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to find Screen Time and tap it. Now tap on the ‘Turn On Screen Time’ option.
Step 3: Apple will show you a screen showing Screen Time features. Tap the Continue button to continue with the setup.
Step 4: Now tap on the ‘This is my kid’s iPad’ option below the blue button.
Step 5: You will be asked to configure features like Downtime. We will do this later. Next, tap the Not Now option below the button until you get to the ‘Content & Privacy’ screen.
Step 6: Click the Continue button.
Step 7: iPadOS will ask you to create a Screen Time Passcode. This ensures that your child cannot access and disable Screen Time settings.
Step 8: Re-enter your password to continue.
Step 9: iPadOS will ask you to enter your recovery Apple ID, which you can use to reset the Screen Time passcode if you forget it. Enter your Apple ID and tap the OK button at the top right.
Step 10: Enter your Apple ID password and tap OK to confirm.
Enable Content and Privacy Restrictions
You need to enable the ‘Content & Privacy Restriction’ setting before you can restrict your child’s access to apps, websites, and purchases on iPad.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to find Screen Time and tap to select. Now tap on the ‘Content and Privacy Restrictions’ option.
Step 3: Turn on the switch next to the ‘Content and Privacy Restrictions’ option.
Restrict iTunes and App Store purchases
Restrict how purchases are made and ask for your approval so the kid doesn’t keep buying apps or random content to give you a bill shock.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to find Screen Time and tap to select. Now tap on the ‘Content and Privacy Restrictions’ option.
Step 3: Tap the ‘Buy iTunes & App Store’ option.
Step 4: To restrict your child’s ability to make purchases with an Apple account, tap the ‘In-App Purchase’ option.
Step 5: Tap Disallow and use the back arrow button at the top.
Step 6: Similarly, you can prevent the app from being installed or removed. For that, tap on the ‘App Settings’ option.
Step 7: Tap to select Disallow and use the back arrow button at the top.
Step 8: Finally, select the Always Ask option below the Require Password setting.
Restrict access to built-in apps
You can also restrict access to apps like Safari and Camera if you don’t want your kids to fiddle with specific pre-installed apps. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to find Screen Time and tap to select. Tap the ‘Content and Privacy Restrictions’ option.
Step 3: Tap the Allow apps option.
Step 4: Turn off the switch next to the apps you don’t want your kids to use.
Restrict pornography
One of the best things about the Parental Controls feature is that it allows you to restrict your child’s access to obscene content. Here’s how you can set it up.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to find Screen Time and tap to select. Now tap on the ‘Content and Privacy Restrictions’ option.
Step 3: Tap Restrict content.
Step 4: On this page, you can set what type of content children can access. You can choose options like Movies, TV shows, Apps, and Web Content.
Step 5: To restrict access to certain movies, tap Movies.
Step 6: You can turn off access to movies completely or set a movie rating depending on your child’s age. Select the appropriate option and then click the back arrow button at the top.
Step 7: Tap TV Shows to restrict access to TV shows that have strong language and require adult supervision.
Step 8: You will have movie-like options. Tap to select the appropriate option and then click the back arrow button at the top.
Step 9: To restrict access to specific apps, tap Apps.
Step 10: Tap to select the age limit for the app and then tap the back arrow button at the top.
Step 11: To restrict access to certain websites, tap Web content.
Step 12: You can choose to restrict Adult Sites or allow access only to approved websites.
Step 13: Click on the ‘Allowed Website Only’ option to allow access to specific websites only. Next, tap Add Site to add the sites you want to allow.
Step 14: You can see how to Add Website. Add site title and URL. Repeat the process to add as many sites as you want.
Set downtime
Screen Time also allows you to set Downtime for your device. If you don’t want your child to use the iPad all the time, you can set up Downtime so they can only use the iPad during the time allowed.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPad.
Step 2: Scroll down to find Screen Time and tap to select. Then, tap Downtime.
Step 3: Tap the switch next to Scheduled to turn it on.
Step 4: Tap the From Time field and set the time when Downtime will begin.
Step 5: Similarly, tap the To Time field and choose when you want the Downtime to end.
Set up Parental Controls on iPad to make it kid-friendly
That’s how you can set up Parental Controls on your iPad to make everything on it kid-friendly. We know that setting up Parental Controls can take a long time, but you only have to do it once. Then you can rest assured that your kids won’t have access to any adult or objectionable content, even unintentionally.
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