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Child Mode

Child Mode is QuietNet's parental control feature that gives you full control over your children's internet access. It works across every app and browser on your child's device — not just a single browser.

What You Can Do

Feature What It Does
Time Budget Grant internet access in hour-based credits that count down in real time. Up to 24 hours at a time.
Schedules Set recurring time windows (e.g., "weekdays 3 PM – 6 PM") when access is automatically allowed.
Content Filtering Block ads, trackers, adult content, and more — on top of your time controls.
PIN Lock Prevent your child from disabling protection on the mobile app.

When credits run out and no schedule is active, internet access is fully blocked for that profile.

How It Works

You manage everything from the QuietNet dashboard or the mobile app. Changes take effect on your child's device within seconds.

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    Parent[You] -->|Configure| Dashboard[Dashboard or App]
    Dashboard -->|Updates| Cloud[QuietNet]
    Cloud -->|Enforces| Child[Child's Device]

What Happens When Your Child Tries to Browse

When your child's device tries to load a website, QuietNet checks their access in this order:

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    A[Child tries to visit a website] --> B{Time Control enabled?}
    B -->|No| C[Normal content filtering applies]
    B -->|Yes| D{Credit time remaining?}
    D -->|Yes| C
    D -->|No| E{Within a scheduled window?}
    E -->|Yes| C
    E -->|No| F[Blocked - no internet access]

If the child has credit time remaining or is within a scheduled access window, normal content filtering applies (ads, trackers, etc. are still blocked based on your blocklist settings). If neither applies, all internet access is blocked.

Key Concepts

Profiles

Child Mode is per-profile. You can have one profile for your child (with Child Mode on) and another for yourself (with it off) on the same account. Make sure your child's device is connected through the right profile.

Credits

Credits are timed internet allowances measured in hours. You can stack them — adding 1 hour when 2 hours remain gives 3 hours total — up to a 24-hour maximum.

Schedules

Schedules are recurring time windows that automatically allow access. They're great for routines like "weekdays after school" or "weekend mornings". When credits run out, a schedule can keep access going.

PIN Lock

On the mobile app, you can set a 4-digit PIN that stops your child from turning off protection, switching profiles, or signing out. See the Mobile App guide for details.

Activity Logging

When Child Mode is enabled, activity logging is always on. You'll always be able to see what websites your child is visiting from the dashboard.

Next Steps