How to Use Mac OS X Parental Controls: 6 Steps

This article will show you how to use parental controls to manage and control the usage of your Mac.
STEPS

1

NAVIGATE TO APPLE > SYSTEM PREFERENCES.

2

UNDER THE SYSTEM SUBMENU, CHOOSE PARENTAL CONTROLS.

3

CHOOSE THE USER ACCOUNT WHICH YOU WANT TO APPLY PARENTAL CONTROLS TO. You can not apply Parental Controls to administrator users.
If you can't make changes, make sure the lock icon at the left-bottom corner of the screen is Open. If not, click on it and enter your computer password to allow changes.

4

CLICK ON ENABLE PARENTAL CONTROLS.

5

FROM THE TABS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW, YOU CAN PERMISSION AND SETTINGS FOR THE USER. You can even monitor the user's iChat and Mail and filter Web Content. The best function is limiting usage time by giving it a schedule. For example, if you set 17:00-21:00 as the time that allows the user to login, the user will be automatically logged out at 21:00. This function is good to limit your children's playtime so they don't skip their homework.

6

TO CHECK THE USER\'S RECENT ACTIVITY ON THE COMPUTER, SWITCH TO THE LOGS TAB. All the info is recorded there.