Family and Faith Magazine June-July 2015 | Page 25

PARENTING
Family PC

You are the administrator of
your computer, not your kids.
So, set up separate, restricted
user accounts for each of your
children to limit the content
they can access. Take it a step
further and limit how long
they can use the device. You
can also consider installing a
monitoring app that reports
on all of your child’s activity
online. Plus installing and
updating a good anti-virus
software is par for the course.
Don’t forget to limit pop ups
and require a password to
install applications.

Mobile Device

Sadly, most smartphones
and tablets do not allow for
multi-user logins. But that
doesn’t mean that restrictions
can’t be implemented. All
mobile
devices
should

require a password for access
- this ensures that you know
when your child is using the
smartphone or tablet.
By extension, adjust the
setting on your device to
require a password to install
apps even if they are free.
This should prevent kids from
loading apps that may be
inappropriate. iPhones and
iPads even offer a feature
called Guided Access that
can lock children into a
specific app so they can't just
go scrolling through your
handset.
For many, phones and
tab