How do I set up parental controls on Netflix?
Give your child their own Netflix profile, set its age rating, lock your own profile with a PIN and block any titles you'd rather they skipped. Here's how, step by step.
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How do I set up parental controls on an Xbox?
Give your child their own Microsoft account in your family group, and you can set screen time, age limits, chat and spending from your phone or the console. Here's how, step by step.
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How do I set up parental controls on a PS5?
Give your child their own PlayStation account in your family, and you can set play time, age limits on games, chat and spending from the web, the console or the free PlayStation Family app. Here's how.
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How do I set up parental controls on a Nintendo Switch?
The free Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app lets you set daily play time, a bedtime, age limits on games and who your child can chat with, on Switch and Switch 2. Here's how to set it up.
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How do I set up parental controls on my child's Android phone?
A calm, step-by-step guide to Google Family Link for a child's Android phone or tablet: the account, time limits, bedtimes, app approvals and content filters.
Games and apps
Should my child use YouTube Kids or YouTube?
YouTube Kids suits younger children; a supervised YouTube account suits tweens. Here's how the two differ, which fits your child's age, and the settings to switch on.
By age
What age should my child get a smartphone?
There's no legal age, but Irish and UK experts lean towards waiting, ideally until secondary school or 13. How to judge readiness, and the in-between options.
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How do I set up Screen Time on my child's iPhone?
A calm, step-by-step guide to Apple's Screen Time for a child's iPhone or iPad: time limits, purchase approval, content ratings and website filters.