Set up the device in one calm sitting
Pick the console, phone or account your child uses. Each guide gives numbered steps with the real menu names, the spending, chat and time settings, and the loopholes children find.
Xbox
Xbox controls live in your Microsoft family group, and most of them are easiest to manage from the Xbox Family Settings app on your phone. Set it up…
PlayStation
PlayStation controls are tied to the child account in your family on PlayStation Network, so they apply on any PS5 or PS4 your child signs in to. The…
Nintendo Switch
On Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, the console is linked to the free Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app, while spending is managed separately…
Steam
Steam Families replaced the old Family View. Once your child joins your family as a child member, you approve purchases, set playtime and decide…
iPhone & iPad
Apple's parental controls sit in Screen Time and Family Sharing. In iOS 27 Apple reorganised them under Settings > Family, with new names such as…
Android
Google Family Link handles Android phones and tablets: app approvals, purchase approvals and screen time. It does not control chat inside games, so…
Roblox
Roblox has its own parental controls that follow the account across phones, tablets, computers and consoles. Roblox changed its account types and…
Fortnite & Epic
Epic Games parental controls cover Fortnite and other Epic games such as Rocket League and Fall Guys, on every device. They do not replace console…