- Choose a name for your child’s account
- Set a password for your child’s account
- Disable notifications for your child’s account
- Restrict access to the app on devices other than your child’s device
Steps to Use TikTok Parental Controls
Step 1: Create a new private account on the website. Step 2: Type in your child’s name and email address (step 3 in the screenshot). Step 3: Click on the “Create Account” button.
Add a privacy layer to your child’s account so that they can’t be found by others.
Disable the “Personalized data” option – this will prevent user data from being collected by the company. And for a company under investigation for privacy violations and based in China, that’s a good idea. ..
To make your account more secure, change the settings to “Friends.” This will keep your child safe from strangers, but will also prevent them from inviting others into their account. ..
To help manage your digital wellbeing, you can find settings under “Digital Wellbeing” under “Privacy and Security”. These include time management and restricted mode, which help with screen time and adult content blocking. To set these features, you will need a four-digit passcode that can be set by parents. ..
Final Words
That’s it with our article on how to use TikTok parental controls. Even younger kids enjoy using TikTok, which is incredibly popular among teenagers. There is also a lot on the app that parents presumably don’t want their children to see, even though the guidelines prohibit blatantly objectionable information. Fortunately, TikTok provides parents with a number of options for controlling what their children may do and view on the programme. A tutorial for using TikTok’s parental controls may be found here. ..
