Norton Family is your go-to tool for managing your children's online time effectively. It's designed to help instill safe, smart, and healthy internet habits while providing you with insights to maintain a balanced online and offline life for your kids, no matter where they are—be it at home, school, or on the move. The focus is always on what matters most for their development and well-being.
With Norton Family, you can:
- Monitor the Sites and Content Your Child Views: Make the internet a safer place for your kids by staying informed about the websites they visit. You can also block harmful or inappropriate content to keep their online exploration secure.‡
- Set Limits on Your Child’s Internet Access: Help your children strike a balance in their online time by setting screen time limits. This feature aids in keeping them focused on schoolwork and minimizing distractions during remote learning or at bedtime.‡
- Stay Informed About Your Child’s Physical Location: Use the geo-location tools within the app to track where your child is. Set up alerts to be notified when they enter or leave designated areas. (4)
Norton Family offers a suite of features to safeguard your child’s online activities:
- Instant Lock: Give your kids a break from their devices with a simple lock, encouraging them to refocus or join family time, like dinner. Even when locked, you and your children can stay in touch.
- Web Supervision: Allow your children to explore the internet freely, with the assurance that you can block unsuitable sites and stay updated on their browsing habits. (6)
- Video Supervision: Keep an eye on the YouTube videos your kids watch on their devices. You'll get a summary and can view snippets to decide if a conversation is needed. (3)
- Mobile App Supervision: Monitor the apps your children download on their Android devices and choose which ones they can use. (5)
Time Features:
- School Time: During remote learning, when internet access is crucial, manage content to keep your child focused on education and away from distractions.
Location Features:
- Alert Me: Automatically receive updates on your child’s location at specific times and dates you set. (2)
‡ Norton Family and Norton Parental Control are available for installation on your child’s Windows PC, iOS, and Android devices, though not all features are available on every platform. You can monitor and manage your child’s activities from any device—Windows PC (excluding Windows 10 in S mode), iOS, and Android—using our mobile apps or by logging into your account at my.Norton.com and selecting Parental Control via any browser.
‡‡ Your device needs an active internet/data plan and must be turned on for these features to work.
1. Access your child's activity and manage settings by signing into my.Norton.com or family.Norton.com and selecting Parental Control from any supported browser on any device.
2. Note that Location Supervision is not available in all countries. Check Norton.com for details. The child’s device must have Norton Family installed and be active for this to function.
3. Video Supervision focuses on videos viewed on YouTube.com and does not track videos embedded in other sites or blogs.
4. Location Supervision needs to be activated before use.
5. The mobile app must be downloaded separately.
6. Norton Family uses the AccessibilityService API to monitor websites visited through browsers on your child's device and to prevent removal of permissions without your authentication.
Privacy Statement:
NortonLifeLock is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal data. For more information, visit http://www.nortonlifelock.com/privacy.
Remember, no one can prevent all cybercrime or identity theft.
