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Parental controls and spending limits work alongside family management and playtime controls to help you manage your child's activity.
Before setting parental controls, you need to create a family and add your child as a family member.
Go to Settings > Family and Parental Controls > Family Management.
Select a child and select a parental control to set.
Select a child and select a parental control to set.
Select a child and Edit parental controls to manage access to games and content.
Go to Settings > Family and Parental Controls > Family Management.
Select a child and change parental controls to manage access to games and content.
Select a child and change parental controls to manage access to games and content.
When you select Communication and User-Generated Content > Restrict, from parental controls, the following are disabled:
You can prevent your child from seeing content unsuitable for their age, as well as prevent information from being exchanged with others. You can block the following user-generated content:
A child can request an exception to use communication features in a specific game.
Select a child and then scroll down to the Privacy Settings section.
Select Edit.
If you select Parent/Guardian, the family manager, parents or guardians can change the child’s privacy settings using parental controls.
You can also allow your child to change specific privacy settings themselves.
You’re notified each time the child adjusts their settings.
If you select Child, your child can change their privacy settings. The parents or guardians can only view the child’s privacy settings.
You’re notified each time the child adjusts their settings.
Sign in to Account Management and select Family Management.
Select the child you want to set a spending limit for, and select Edit to adjust the Monthly Spending Limit.
As the family manager, parent or guardian, you can decide how much your child is allowed to spend each month. By default, the monthly spending limit is set to 0. If your child is going to buy content on their account, be sure to change this setting.
Please note, if you’re a parent or guardian, let the family manager know if you make any changes to spending limits. If you’re the family manager, be aware that anyone you appoint as a guardian can change the spending limits you’ve created.
Playtime Settings
Time Zone
Age Level for Games (PS5/PS4 and PS3)
Age Level for Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD Videos
Use of PlayStation VR and PlayStation VR2
PlayStation®VR and PlayStation®VR2 are not for use by children under 12 years.
*This applies to only some countries or regions.
Change Playtime for Today
Playtime Settings
Time Zone
Age level for games and apps (PS5/PS4 and PS3)
Blu-ray Discs and DVDs
Use of PlayStation VR and PlayStation VR2
PlayStation VR and PlayStation VR2 are not for use by children under 12 years.
Web Browsing
Age Filtering for Online Content*
Privacy Settings
Reset Password
*This applies to only some countries or regions.
Change Playtime for Today
Playtime Settings
Time Zone
Age Level for Games
Age Level for Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD Videos
Use of PlayStation VR
PS VR is not for use by children under 12 years.
Use of Internet Browser
Age Filtering for Online Content*
Privacy Settings
*This applies to only some countries or regions.
If your child tries to start a restricted game, the game is blocked, and a screen appears. From here, your child can send a request for you to make an exception for the game.
After they send a request, you, as the family manager, and appointed parents or guardians receive a notification as well as an email.
As the family manager, or an appointed parent or guardian, you can allow the request on the PlayStation Family app.
You receive your child's request in an email. As the family manager or an appointed parent or guardian, visit the website specified in the email and sign in to your account.
Select your child from the list of family members, and then select Gameplay in the Allowed Games section to view their request.
You can also view your child's request from the website below.
Log in as the family manager or an appointed parent or guardian.
Press the PS button to go to the control center, and then select Notifications.
Select your child’s request, and then select Go to [Allowed Games].
You can also manage your child's request by going to Settings > Family and Parental Controls > Family Management, selecting your child, and then going to Allowed Games.
When your child tries to use the in-game communication features during a game, a screen appears. From here, your child can send a request for you to make an exception for the game.
As the family manager, or an appointed parent or guardian, you can allow the request on the PlayStation Family app.
You receive your child's request in an email. As the family manager or an appointed parent or guardian, visit the website specified in the email and sign in to your account.
Select your child from the list of family members, and then select Communication in the Allowed Games section to view their request.
You can also view your child's request from the website below.
Parental Controls are preset with age-appropriate levels of restrictions.
The same parental controls applied to your child's account online, using your PlayStation®4 console or PlayStation®Vita system, will carry over to your PlayStation®5 console too.
You can also change specific settings in a preset restriction level. When you do this, the restriction level changes to Customize.
Starting PS5 games and apps
Can start content if the age rating is the same or lower than the child's age
Starting PS4/PS3 games and apps
Can start the content if the age rating is 15 years and under
Starting Blu-ray Disc
Can play the disc if the age rating is 16 years and under
Starting DVD
Don't Restrict
Use of PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation VR
Don't Restrict
Web Browsing
Don't Restrict
Communication and User-Generated Content
Don't Restrict
Age Filtering for Online Content*
Don't Restrict
Monthly Spending Limit
0
Starting PS5 games and apps
Can start content if the age rating is the same or lower than the child's age
Starting PS4/PS3 games and apps
Can start content if the age rating is 12 or 13 years and under
Starting Blu-ray Disc
Can play disc if the age rating is 13 years and under
Starting DVD
Don't Restrict
Use of PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation VR
Don't Restrict
Web Browsing
Restrict
Communication and User-Generated Content
Restrict
Age Filtering for Online Content*
Restrict
Monthly Spending Limit
0
Starting PS5 games and apps
Can start content if the age rating is the same or lower than the child's age
Starting PS4/PS3 games and apps
Can start content if the age rating is 6 or 7 years and under
Starting Blu-ray Disc
Can play disc if the age rating is 7 years and under
Starting DVD
Don't Restrict
Use of PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation VR
Restrict
Web Browsing
Restrict
Communication and User-Generated Content
Restrict
Age Filtering for Online Content*
Restrict
Monthly Spending Limit
0
*This applies to only some countries or regions.
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