How to Set Up and Use Netflix Parental Controls

Stop your kids from watching inappropriate content (TV shows and movies). Netflix is the best online streaming service for the whole family members. But you don’t want your kids or children to access all the content. You can also set up Kids account for your child to access the kid’s content. Let teach you how to set up and use parental controls on Netflix streaming service. So your child can only access and view what’s age-suitable for them. Here you can read: How to Use Netflix’s Screen Lock to Disable Playback Control. You can also download movies and shows to watch offline.

Netflix rolled out a lot of new parental controls that all you see what your kids are watching or strict or block specific movies and shows.

You can set up a Netflix profile so that kids can only watching specific content, like movies and shows that are only approved for teens or kids.

Important Note: The given below steps will complete via your web browser. You cannot change or set up parental settings using the Netflix app.

How to Create | Add a New Netflix Profile

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If you are using only one Netflix profile set up for watching Netflix then you are missing out. It is important for you to have more than one profile on Netflix. So that your family members can viewing movies and shows and enjoy their own suggestions, without the content (movies or shows) of your tastes getting in the way of what they are watching. For families, a new Netflix profile is the fastest way to set up basic parental controls. Here are the following steps to creating a new Netflix Profile:

Visit the https://www.netflix.com/ with your any web browser
Then log in to your Netflix account
Select the Add Profile option
Type to enter a Name for your new Netflix profile
Select the designated age group you need on Show content for
Press the Continue option
Finally, you have successfully created a new Profile on Netflix

How to Adjust the Age Rating on Netflix Parental Controls

Netflix default settings for age group are useful you can reset the age needed more particularly on single profiles. Here are these steps to follow to adjust the age rating on Netflix parental controls:

Go to the Netflix with any web browser
Log into your Netflix account with your Username password
Go to the Account thumbnail and hover your cursor over it
Select the Account option
Go to the Profile & Parental Controls
Click the Profile you want to edit
Select the Change option next toe Viewing Restrictions
Type to Enter your Netflix Password
Press the Continue option
Select to choose the Age Rating your wish to limit the profile to
Scroll down and then click Save option

How to Set Up a Profile Lock on Netflix

If you are preventing access to particular profiles such as your kid’s. You do not want to be able to spare it by connecting to another profile. Here is how to add a PIN code to your Netflix profiles. So that access is limited to only those users who know the 4 digit pin code.

In Your Profile:

Visit Netflix using any of your web browsers
Then log in to your Netflix account with your credentials
Go to Account thumbnail and hover your cursor over
Select the Account option
Go to the Profile & Parental Controls
Press the Profile your wish to edit
Click on the Change option next to Profile Lock
Type to enter your Netflix password, then select the Continue option
Select the Require a PIN to access Profile box to turn on it or enable it
Type to enter Four-digit PIN code
Press the Save your changes

Read: How to Lock a Netflix Profile with a PIN (Parental control)

In Your Kid Profile:

Visit Netflix with any browser
Select your Kid’s Profile to go to or create a new kid’s profile if you do not have
Click the drop-down to choose the most suitable rating: TV-Y7 (7 and younger); TV-G (general audience) TV-PG-parental guidance) etc. These restrictions or prevents are set according to the MPAA and TV rating systems.
Turn on Netflix kids experience if you think that your kid to be chatting on Netflix independently and Kids experience offers a simplified interface and stops access to all settings
Enable Netflix Profile Lock and choose a PIN code that your child will use to get into their profile
When you are done, scroll down at the bottom and select Apply

Read: How to Change the Parental Controls PIN on Your Roku Device

How to View what your kids are watching on Netflix

If you want to see or view what your kids are viewing on Netflix. So it is very simple and Netflix can able you to show you what your kids are viewing or watching. Here are the following the given steps:

Open Netflix with any browser
Log in to your account
Go to the down arrow to the right side of the screen and hover your mouse on it
Select the Account option
Click on one of the Kid’s profiles from the drop-down menu
Then Choose the Viewing activity

How to Block a Show or Movie on Netflix

If you want to prevent access to one or more particular movies or shows. It’s possible to stop or block access to that content title. You will need to follow these steps to do it:

Go to the Netflix with any web browser
Then log in to your Netflix account
Go to the Account thumbnail and hover your cursor over it
Select the Account option
Go to the Profile & Parental Controls
Click the Profile you want to edit
Select the Change option next toe Viewing Restrictions
Type to Enter your Netflix Password
Press the Continue option
Go down to the Title Restrictions
Type to enter the name of the movie or show you want to restrict
Press Save option

Read: How to Hide TV Shows and Movies on Netflix

After that, the profile will now no longer appear to the particular movies or programs you have restricted.