The Child Also Uses the Ipad, How Parents Manage It Properly

The Child Also Uses the Ipad, How Parents Manage It Properly

Parental control settings on the iPad are slightly different from other devices. Remember that Apple has made assumptions for single-use devices, so setting the parental controls on the iPad also affects the parent’s own experience.

Two small kids using a tablet

However, if you do not want to expose inappropriate content to your child, you can lock your iPad tight enough to avoid almost no difficulty.

However, the basic options are somewhat limited, so advanced features such as remote monitoring and control are hard to find, and you can not set the usage time. Thesefeatures cann be solved by installing a control app for parents such as Screenlimit .

How to find the iPad’s built-in control settings

Note: This section is based on iOS 11.2. Older versions may have differences in content or configuration features. You can upgrade to the latest version via Settings> Software Update.

Open the iPad’s Settings app and go to General> Block. It is disabled by default, tap ‘Activate Block’.

It then generates a “block password”, which is different from the password that sets the iPad lock. This is to prevent your child from modifying the block contents in the setup menu. Also, you can disable blocking when the parent uses the iPad by typing only the password.

Once you’ve set a blocking password, you can choose which apps you think are appropriate for your child. You can activate or deactivate each app or feature by tapping the toggle. When you disable an app, the app icon disappears from the home screen.

You can restrict installation and removal of apps and purchase in apps from the blocking menu. If your child has or needs an Apple ID, you can use Family Sharing to prevent your child from accessing your app or other content with your Apple ID.

The ‘Allowed Content’ item allows you to restrict what your child can see in the music or video of iTunes. If you do not want to disable the entire web browser, tap on the web site here and select ‘Specific websites only’. You’ll see a list below, where you can swipe each item to the left or click the ‘Add website … You can also tap to add.

In the “Privacy” section, you can see which apps use location services and turn off location service access for apps that you do not want your kids to see where they are using the iPad. It is usually good to disable the entire location service.

Other privacy items have to do with preventing your app from changing settings to change it, so you can disable it if you like.

Below that is the ‘Allow changes’ item. Here you can prevent the child from changing the settings, and it is a good idea to look at them and limit them all. If you have problems later, you can change the settings at any time.

One important thing is the volume limit. If you do not set it to ‘No change’, you can prevent the volume from becoming too high when using headphones.

Finally, in the Games Center entry, you can block your child from inviting multiplayer games or friends.

What is the ‘child-friendly’ iPad app?

We recommend the YouTube Kids app, not the regular version of YouTube. This app is limited to content that is okay for kids. Of course, you can not guarantee 100% that everything is right for you, but at least you can go through the filtering once.

You can not use these parental settings and kids apps as “nannies.” You should always observe what your child is doing on the iPad, create rules for using the iPad, and explain the reason to your child.

Apparently, there are no security measures to protect your child’s personal information, so be careful when installing. Musical.ly recently Singing! Apps such as karaoke (Sing! Karaoke) were also a problem because of their built-in chat features and inappropriate lyrics.