How to set up a Netflix Kids Profile: Step-by-Step guide for parents

Netflix allows users to create Kids Profiles to give children a safer and more controlled viewing experience. A Netflix Kids profile has a simplified interface, content specifically selected for children, restricted access to account settings and separate maturity controls for shows, movies and games. The feature also adds a Kids logo on the profile icon so that it can be easily identified. Parents can either create a new Kids profile or convert an existing secondary profile into one. Here’s a step by step guide on how to set up and manage a Kids profile on Netflix.

How to create a Netflix Kids profile

To create a Kids profile on Netflix:

On TV or streaming device- Go to the profile selection screen, then choose Add Profile+.On Android phone or tablet, iPhone, or iPad-In the lower right of the Netflix app, tap My Netflix, tap your profile, then tap Manage Profiles.On Web browser-Go to your Manage Profiles page.

Next, choose Add Profile.
Add a name to the profile. To use the Netflix Kids experience, select For Kids, Kids Profile, or Kid? depending on your device.
Kids profiles have a logo on the profile icon so they are easy to identify.
Select Continue. The new profile will show on the list of profiles on your account.

Note: The main profile on your Netflix account can't be set up as a Kids profile.

How to edit existing profiles in Netflix

You can also edit an existing secondary profile using these devices.On Android phone or tablet, iPhone, or iPad

Open the Netflix app.
In the lower right, tap My Netflix, tap your profile, then tap Manage Profiles.
On the profile you want to edit, tap the Edit icon.
Tap Viewing Restrictions.
Tap Maturity Rating.
Enter your Netflix account password.
Tap Kids Profile, then tap the Back icon.
Tap Restart App.

On Web browser
Using a browser, go to the Manage Profiles page and choose the profile you want to edit.
Under Maturity Settings, choose Edit.
Enter your Netflix account password.
Select Display the Netflix Kids experience with titles just for kids.
Choose Save.
If you choose a maturity rating that's higher than the level allowed for the Netflix Kids experience, then the Kids experience won't be applied to that profile.

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