Childproof Tech for Grandkid Visits

iPad / iPhone — Guided Access

Locks the device into ONE app — they can\'t exit to your email or Facebook.

1. Settings → Accessibility → Guided Access → ON.
2. Set a passcode (only you know it).
3. Open the app you want them to use (PBS Kids, ABCmouse, a coloring app).
4. Triple-click the side button → "Start".
5. iPad locks them in. Triple-click + passcode to exit.

iPad — Screen Time / Restrictions

1. Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions → ON.
2. "App Store" → "Don\'t Allow" — no new app installs.
3. "In-App Purchases" → Don\'t Allow — stops any purchase.
4. "Web Content" → "Limit Adult Websites".
5. "Music, Podcasts, News" → set to "Clean" only.
6. Set a Screen Time passcode that ONLY you know.

Android — Kids Mode / Restricted Profile

• Samsung Galaxy — Settings → Advanced features → Kids Mode (or "Kids Home"). Pre-built kid-friendly UI.
• Other Android — Settings → Users → Add user → "Restricted profile". Lets you limit which apps appear.
• Google Family Link — install on the kid\'s device + your phone — lets you see usage and set time limits remotely.

TV — protect the streaming subscriptions

• Netflix Kids profile — main account → Manage Profiles → "Kids" toggle. PIN-lock adult profiles.
• Disney+, Hulu, Max — all have Kids profiles too. Use them.
• Roku PIN — Settings → Manage Account on roku.com → set a 4-digit PIN required to install ANY app or buy anything.
• Amazon Prime Video — Settings → Parental Controls → require PIN for any rental or purchase.
• Apple TV — Settings → Restrictions → require password for purchases, hide explicit content.

Home Wi-Fi — guest network

Don\'t let visitors\' phones connect to the SAME network as your computer and printer.

1. Open your router\'s app or web page (search "[brand] router login").
2. Find "Guest network" → enable.
3. Name it "GuestWiFi" with a different password.
4. Give visitors that password — your main computers stay invisible to their phones.

Best kids\' apps (free or cheap)

• PBS Kids — completely free. Hundreds of educational shows and games.
• Khan Academy Kids — free. Math, reading, social skills.
• ABCmouse — paid, but extensive. 30-day free trial.
• Duolingo — free. Kids 8+ love it.
• YouTube Kids — much safer than regular YouTube. Set time limits.
• Endless Alphabet / Endless Reader — favorite reading apps for younger kids.