My 6 year old figured out the parental controls password

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May 131 min read

I set up what I thought was a pretty secure PIN on the iPad and apparently my son watched me type it in once and memorized it. Now he's trying to access YouTube kids stuff he's not supposed to see. Do I change the password constantly or is there a better way to lock this down? This kid is sneaky.

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BBen D.RegularMay 13

YouTube probably has a tutorial on this. Real talk though, maybe just use the face recognition on the iPad if it has it? Kids can't mimic your face as easily as they can watch your fingers.

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DDale A.RegularMay 13

Ha, that's actually kind of impressive honestly. My oldest did the same thing with our Netflix password. I'd say use something longer or a fingerprint lock instead - kids are like little security cameras when you're typing.

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DDanny G.RegularMay 13

Kids are way smarter than we give them credit for. Switch to biometric lock if you can - even my six year old can't hack fingerprints yet. And yeah, make the new PIN something you type different each time.

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