Anyone with a child knows the drill: You can hardly take your phone out of your pocket or sit down on the couch with your tablet without their grubby little hands reaching for it. Kids love our new touch-enabled computing world, and to be honest, tablets can be great tools for kids. The devices' size and their touch-centric interfaces seem tailor-made for little people who don't have fully developed motor skills.
But most tablets aren't made for kids. They're delicate electronics, and they provide full Internet access and a wealth of apps and content that are at best incomprehensible to—and at worst totally inappropriate for—young minds. Fortunately, making your tablet safe to hand over to your toddler is, if you'll pardon the pun, child's play.
Use parental controls
iOS 6 and later come with a suite of parental controls that let you limit the sorts of apps and settings your children can access on your iPad.
To turn on parental controls on iOS, open the Settings app, tap General, and then tap Restrictions. Tap Enable Restrictions, and iOS will ask you to set a passcode, which you'll need to enter to change any Restrictions settings in the future. Enter a four-digit passcode of your choosing and confirm it when prompted.
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