Child proof OSX?

Mikoyan · 5 Oct 2014 at 19:32

Child proof iOS?

Hi all,

Got a new Ipad Mini Retina for the daughters. (under 3)

Just wondering what apps, etc you would recommend to child proof, so no wandering to bad sites by accident, and they mainly use youtube.

Thanks

Mik

Nymins · 5 Oct 2014 at 20:14

"Got a new Ipad Mini Retina for the daughters, they are 2 and 3. "

...right. Anyway, http://www.howtogeek.com/177366/how-to-lock-down-your-ipad-or-iphone-for-kids/

Mikoyan · 5 Oct 2014 at 21:08

Nymins said:
"Got a new Ipad Mini Retina for the daughters, they are 2 and 3. "

...right. Anyway, http://www.howtogeek.com/177366/how-to-lock-down-your-ipad-or-iphone-for-kids/

Thanks and confused by the quote so just put they are under 3 :confused:

Nymins · 5 Oct 2014 at 21:35

Its more of a "why are 2 and 3 year olds getting a £319+ device to play with".

Mikoyan · 5 Oct 2014 at 21:47

I tried the Nexus 7 and its a little confusing for them. Seeing reviews I was pointed to the Retina, I have got a child proof case however

Minstadave · 5 Oct 2014 at 21:52

Nymins said:
Its more of a "why are 2 and 3 year olds getting a £319+ device to play with".

To watch pepper pig on YouTube? Does it really matter?

chroniclard · 5 Oct 2014 at 21:55

Not sure you can filter Youtube so they could potentially watch inappropriate videos if left unsupervised.

bloodiedathame · 5 Oct 2014 at 22:47

You mean iOS

shanestatham · 6 Oct 2014 at 09:33

I bought my our little un a Asus Memo pad last year, stuck some child operating system on which uses a pass code so she cant get off that screen and installed various apps which she knows how to use.

But if you have the money why not buy them the best you can it will last a long time...if they don't drop it, spill milk on it or generally abuse it

Nymins · 6 Oct 2014 at 19:40

Minstadave said:
To watch pepper pig on YouTube? Does it really matter?

Not really. I can just think of a lot cheaper devices to watch Youtube videos on, or rather spending the money on something that they'll benefit from.

Caged · 6 Oct 2014 at 20:21

To bring things back on track, yes you can set a lot of restrictions.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4213

For YouTube and Safari filtering (as opposed to just blocking the apps) I think your best bet is to manually set the OpenDns servers which will handle filtering for you.

If you want to load up an app and keep them in it then use Guided Access.