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How to Set Up Netflix Parental Controls

**This tech guide was updated on January 29, 2024.**

Netflix is one of the most popular online streaming services in the U.S., with more than 100 million subscribers. Its content includes movies, TV shows, documentaries, and more, and it runs the gamut from kid-friendly to adult-only. Netflix can be accessed via web browsers, smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, and even consoles such as Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Netflix Parental Control Settings

With Netflix’s parental controls, you can add profiles for everyone in your family — each with different parental control settings to limit what content they can access. It’s best to set up these changes from a computer.

How to create a profile for your child

  1. Open up Netflix.
  2. Tap Add Profile.
  3. Input your child’s name and then tap Save.

How to restrict by maturity level

To change your child's Netflix account maturity, you'll need to log in via a web browser.

  1. Log in to your Netflix profile.
  2. In the top left corner, tap the three lines.
  3. Tap the three lines at the top right corner.
  4. Tap Account.
  5. Scroll all the way down and tap your child's name under Profile & Parental Controls.
  6. Tap Change under Viewing Restrictions.
  7. Enter your password, if prompted.
  8. Select the maturity rating you would like — from TV-Y to TV-MA.

How to lock individual profiles

Prior to adding this new feature, your child would still be able to use your profile to browse and watch whatever titles they want. Now, you can add a PIN to your profile to prevent your child from accessing it.

To further customize the parental controls on Netflix, you can follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your Netflix profile.
  2. In the top left corner, tap the three lines.
  3. Tap the three lines at the top right corner.
  4. Tap Account.
  5. Scroll all the way down and tap your name under Profile & Parental Controls.
  6. Under Profile Lock, tap Change.
  7. Enter in your password, if prompted.
  8. Tap Profile Lock.
  9. Set your PIN code.

How to block specific TV shows or movies from a profile

Netflix allows you to choose specific titles to block from your child's profile. This will prevent the title from being suggested or appearing in the search.

  1. Log in to your Netflix profile.
  2. In the top left corner, tap the three lines.
  3. Tap Manage Profiles.
  4. Select the profile you want to block titles on.
  5. Tap Viewing Restrictions
  6. Tap Block Titles
  7. Type in the title you wish to block, and select the title.

How to view what your child has recently watched

Netflix also allows you to view the recent streaming activity. This allows you to see the exact date and time content has been viewed on Netflix, as well as from where and on what device.

  1. Log in to your Netflix profile.
  2. In the top left corner, tap the three lines.
  3. Tap the three lines at the top right corner.
  4. Tap Account.
  5. Scroll all the way down and tap your child's name under Profile & Parental Controls.
  6. Tap View next to Viewing Activity.

Using parental controls on Netflix can help you ensure a safe and appropriate viewing experience for your children.

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