Creating a Child Account and setup Parental Controls
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From the Home screen, scroll to Settings and press the X button.
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Scroll to Family and Parental Controls and press the X Button.
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Scroll to Family Management and press the X button.
- 4. Enter your account ID and password, then scroll to OK, then press the X button.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to create a child account and press the X button.
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On your PC sign into your Main Playstation Account.
- 7. Click on Family Management.
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Click on Add Family Member.
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Click on Add a Child.
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Enter the Date of Birth, then click Next.
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Enter an email address for the Child.
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Enter a password.
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Re-enter the password.
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Click Next.
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Click Next.
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Click Confirm.
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Click Confirm.
- 18. Select and adjust the desired Parental Controls, then click Confirm.
- 19.
Click on Confirm.
- 20. Select your time zone, then click Confirm.
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Click on Agree and Add to Family..
- 22. Click OK.
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The new Child Account has now been added.
- 24. From the Home screen, scroll to User and press the X button.
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Scroll to Switch User and press the X button.
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Scroll to Add User and press the X button.
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Scroll to Get Started and press the X button.
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Scroll to I Agree and press the X button.
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Scroll to Confirm and press the X button.
- 30. Enter the details of the newly created account, then select Sign In and press the X button.
- 31. Press the X button.
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Enter the child’s first and last name using the on-screen keyboard, then select Next and press the X button.
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Enter your home location using the on-screen keyboard, then select Next and press the X button.
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Select the desired Avatar, then press the X button.
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Enter an online ID using the on-screen keyboard, then select Next and press the X button.
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Scroll to the desired Privacy Setting (E.g., Friend Focused), then press the X button.
- 37. Press the X button.
- 38. Scroll to Apply, then press the X button.
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Scroll to the desired option (E.g., Do This Later), then press the X button.
- 40. Scroll to Yes, then press the X button.
- 41. The child account is now setup with the selected restrictions.