Setting Up Parental Controls on a Chromebook

What you will need BEFORE completing the steps in the article below:

• A Gmail account for yourself (the parent)
• Another Gmail account for the device. Note: Parental Controls do not work if the "child" age is set to more than 13 years old. Setting the new Gmail account's birthdate to TODAY will allow you to use parental controls on this device for the next 13 years.

Following the steps in the article linked below article, you will be able to set up parental controls that include:

• Web filtering
• App restrictions
• Time restrictions
• Detailed reports on how the Chromebook is being used

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-set-parental-controls-on-chromebook

After setting up parental controls for the child Gmail account that the Chromebook will be tied to, the following precautions must be taken as well:

If the guest mode or the ability to add new users is available, your child will be able to bypass Chromebook parental controls. For effective parental control, you must disable guest mode and control who can sign into the Chromebook.

To do so, sign into the Chromebook with the Owner (parent) account. Click on the account photo and go to Settings. In the People section, go to Manage Other People. Turn on Restrict sign-in to the following users. You will see a list of accounts added to the Chromebook and be able to add and remove them accordingly. Next, turn off Enable Guest Browsing.

Tip: Make it clear to the child that this is your (the parent's) device and the child is "borrowing" it exclusively for the important use of Limmud Hatorah. Otherwise, if the child has the midset that this is HIS device, the parent will have a more difficult time setting bounderies.