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Junior Mode is a solid walled garden for young children. The setting that catches people out is the one allowing unrated live sports and news, which is on by default and includes its ad breaks.

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Menu names shift between software versions and between phone makers. If a name here does not match what you see, look for something close by rather than assuming the setting is gone.

There is a version built for younger children

Junior Mode, a profile setting in Disney+. A simpler profile that only shows content suitable for all ages. The ceiling is fixed, so there is no rating to adjust and nothing to get wrong.

Worth knowing: Kid-Proof Exit is a challenge, not a lock, so add a profile PIN to the adult profiles as well. Parents of 10 to 12 year olds often find Junior Mode too limited and switch it off, which leaves nothing in its place.

The official page for Junior Mode

What to watch for

Before you start

  1. 1

    Turn on Junior Mode for younger children

    This is the kids profile, renamed. If you go looking for Kids Profile in the app you won't find it.

    Edit Profiles → [profile] → Parental Controls → Junior Mode

    1. Go to your profiles and choose Add Profile, or Edit Profiles for one that exists.
    2. Pick an avatar and name it.
    3. Under Parental Controls, switch Junior Mode on.
    4. Save.

    Junior Mode profiles see no ads. The main profile cannot be put into Junior Mode, and turning Junior Mode off needs your password.

    Who holds this: You set this from your own account, and your child cannot change it back.

  2. 2

    Set the content rating for an older child

    For a child too old for the all-ages walled garden, the rating is the only content lever, because Junior Mode has nothing to adjust. This is where families tend to give up: Junior Mode feels babyish to a 10 or 11 year old, so it gets switched off and nothing takes its place. A rating on an ordinary profile is the middle option that actually survives.

    Edit Profiles → [profile] → Parental Controls → Content rating

    1. Go to your profiles, choose Edit Profiles, and select the profile.
    2. Under Parental Controls choose Content rating.
    3. Enter your password, pick the rating, and save.
    Recommended by age
    11–12TV-PG / PG
    13–15TV-14 / PG-13
    16–17Agree it together

    Rating names vary by country. These are the US names; in the UK and Ireland you'll see BBFC ratings in the same place.

    Who holds this: You set this from your own account, and your child cannot change it back.

  3. 3

    Turn off unrated live content

    This is the one that catches people out. It is on by default, and Disney's own warning is blunt: live content and live ads may feature adult themes, products and services. Setting a child's profile to a low rating and stopping there leaves live sports, live news and their ad breaks wide open.

    Edit Profiles → [profile] → Parental Controls → allow titles without ratings

    1. On the same Parental Controls screen for the profile, find the setting allowing titles without ratings, such as live sports and news.
    2. Turn it off.

    Unrated live content and its ads no longer appear on that profile.

    Turning it back on later needs your password. Turning it off does not.

    Who holds this: You set this from your own account, and your child cannot change it back.

  4. 4

    Put a PIN on your own profile

    The main profile defaults to the highest rating, so without a PIN your child switches into it in two taps.

    Edit Profiles → [your profile] → Parental Controls → Profile PIN

    1. Go to your profiles, choose Edit Profiles, and select your own profile.
    2. Under Parental Controls choose Profile PIN.
    3. Enter your password, set a 4-digit PIN, and save.

    Your profile can no longer be opened without the PIN.

    Who holds this: You set this from your own account, and your child cannot change it back.

  5. 5

    Stop new profiles being created

    Otherwise a child simply makes themselves a fresh unrestricted one.

    Account → Settings → Restrict profile creation

    1. Open Account.
    2. Under Settings, turn Restrict profile creation on.
    3. Enter your password and continue.

    Who holds this: You set this from your own account, and your child cannot change it back.

  6. 6

    Turn on Kid-Proof Exit

    Makes leaving Junior Mode deliberate rather than accidental.

    Edit Profiles → Kid-Proof Exit

    1. Go to Edit Profiles and switch Kid-Proof Exit on.
    2. Enter your password.

    This only slows the exit from Junior Mode. It does not lock where they land, which is what the profile PIN above is for.

    Who holds this: You set this from your own account, and your child cannot change it back.

  7. 7

    Add a device-level backstop

    These settings only cover this one service. A device-level control catches the app they download next.

    1. Set up Screen Time, Family Link, Microsoft Family Safety or your console's own controls.
    2. Require your approval for new app downloads.

    SafeStart has a separate guide for each of these. Pick your device on the home screen.

Safety check

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