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Child found ****-need a filter & to change his ID/address

My 10 yr old grandson got into **** websites on his ipad air. Need to delete and change his icloud address/Apple ID. Need specific instructions on how to do this. Also need a good filter with parental control. Please advise.

Posted on Jul 11, 2014 8:14 AM

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Posted on Jul 11, 2014 8:23 AM

Did he give out your Apple ID? Or simply see inappropraiate material? Just because he found adult sites on the iPad doesn't mean you to change your Apple ID/Password (a 10-year old cannot have their own as one be 13 to have one). What reasons to you have to believe the ID was compromised?


There are browsers in the App Store with more parental controls than Safari. McGruff is one that gets mentioned. You can install that then disable Safari in Settings>General>Restrictions.

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Jul 11, 2014 8:23 AM in response to beverly192

Did he give out your Apple ID? Or simply see inappropraiate material? Just because he found adult sites on the iPad doesn't mean you to change your Apple ID/Password (a 10-year old cannot have their own as one be 13 to have one). What reasons to you have to believe the ID was compromised?


There are browsers in the App Store with more parental controls than Safari. McGruff is one that gets mentioned. You can install that then disable Safari in Settings>General>Restrictions.

Jul 11, 2014 8:31 AM in response to beverly192

I believe your best option is to restrict the Safari web browser under Settings/General/Restrictions (you'll need to setup or enter a Restrictions passcode). Disable Safari & Installing Apps (so they can't install a different browser).


I have an 8-year-old and have these restrictions (along with In-App Purchases) enabled on his iPad. If he wants to view stuff on the internet, he does it under mom or dad's supervision. We also pre-screen all YouTube videos as well...you wouldn't believe the language that's used by some of these children that post videos.


As Meg St._Clair mentioned above, you can also install a browser like McGruff so it's not too restrictive.

Child found ****-need a filter & to change his ID/address

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