Device safety

Gaming consoles, locked down

All three majors have proper parental controls now — chat, spend and play time are the three to lock down first.

Control depth 4/5
PlayStation, Xbox & Nintendo Switch family controls
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Lock it down — start tonight

Mum's free quick wins for Gaming consoles. Do step 1 tonight; the rest are in the members' guide.

  1. 1
    Create a child account linked to your adult account on every console

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Six things that actually matter at each stage — by a mum of two. No spam, unsubscribe any time.

The rest of the Gaming consoles lockdown

3 more quick wins — plus the full screen-by-screen walkthrough.

The full screen-by-screen walkthrough for Gaming consoles lives in The Ultimate Parents Guide.

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Device Scoreboard

Every device, scored head-to-head.

See also

App Scoreboard

App-by-app honest verdicts.

View Then

Talk to your kids

The conversation that makes the settings stick.

How to start