Make your Mac safe for kids

Computers in general are great for children. They're both fun and educational

But keeping your kids safe whilst using computers is of the greatest importance

Luckily with a Mac you've got all the tools you need to keep your kids safe whilst using your Mac

So today I'm going to show you how to set up parental controls in Yosemite to give you peace of mind

So let's get started. Firstly it's best to create a separate account for your kids as parental controls work in conjunction with individual accounts

It will also prevent your children from changing the settings you put in place as long as their account isn't one with administrator status

Whilst on your administrator account go to system preferences and then users and groups

Next highlight the user you would like to set up the limitations on and click open parental controls

You'll then be greeted with five tabs. Firstly apps. Here you can choose which apps you would like your child to have access to and which ones they shouldn't

So if it's just for homework and gaming you can just enable the games and apps you deem appropriate such as pages and numbers

There's also the option for a simplified finder which is great if they're new to using your Mac

The second tab is for website restrictions. Here you can create a list of sites that they're allowed to visit or let your Mac try and guess for you by limiting access to adult websites automatically

Then there's the people tab. You can restrict access to certain contacts in both messages and mail

You can also check who they're exchanging emails with who aren't on your pre-approved list by getting an email request to your account before any are sent or received

Which is extremely handy in preventing unwanted emails going to your child

Number five is time limits. We're always hearing that children are too glued to technology and need to get outside more

Well you can limit the time they spend on your Mac to a set amount of hours a day and even allowing them longer at weekends

Also completely blocking out access during the hours when they should be asleep

Finally the other tab. It allows you to prevent them from using the camera, hiding profanity in the dictionary, limiting printer administration so they don't mess up your settings

along with disabling the ability to change their password and getting themselves locked out

So there you have it. Your children should be a lot safer whilst using your Mac and browsing online

If you've got any more tips let me know in the comments down below as I'd love to try them out

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